Sliced Stone (P114)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Mary Rogers
Title
Sliced Stone
Made in
Leicestershire
Date
1977
Description
Oxidised procelain bowl with a narrow base, semi-matt white glaze with dappled oxide decoration in green, blue and brown.
Materials and techniques
Oxidised porcelain with semi-matt white glaze and decorated with oxides; dappled green areas outlined in blue. Hand-modelled by pinching the form out of one ball of clay; the foot ring added separately. The oxides are painted onto the raw clay before firing. Biscuit fired at 960 deg. C; glaze fired at 1300 deg. C more than once.
Dimensions
height: 9cm
diameter: 13.5cm
Object number
P114
Category
Maker's statement
It is one of the first pieces made in which I am using the natural translucency of the porcelain to create layers and depths of colour similar to polished sliced stones such as agate. My bursary year has been partly granted in order to develop these qualities.