Landscape (P416)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Sophie MacCarthy

Title

Landscape

Made in

East Sussex

Date

1992

Description

Stoneware cup and saucer with painted abstract landscape scene in blues, reds, yellows, greens, and browns.

Materials and techniques

Stoneware clays hrown on an electric wheel. Decorated when dry. Coloured slips applied with broad soft brushes. Wax resist. Bisque firing 1000C. Transparent glaze (dipped) and fired to 1100C.

Dimensions

height:  6cm
diameter:  15.5cm

Object number

P416

Category

  • Landscape, Sophie MacCarthy, 1992, Crafts Council Collection: P416. Photo: Ian Dobbie.

  • Landscape, Sophie MacCarthy, 1992, Crafts Council Collection: P415 and P416. Photo: Ian Dobbie.

Maker's statement

This piece of work was produced during my residency at Charleston Farmhouse in Sussex and draws its inspiration from the dramatic surrounding landscape.