Teapot (smaller of two) (P243)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Walter Keeler

Title

Teapot (smaller of two)

Made in

Penallt

Date

1980

Description

Saltglazed stoneware in a grey/brown colour, with two spouts and a handle over the top of the lid.

Materials and techniques

Saltglazed stoneware with felspar/china clay slip sprayed with black underglaze colour on the outside. Thrown in sections; handle coiled and pressed. Fired to 1280 deg. C and saltglazed.

Dimensions

height:  18cm
width:  17cm
depth:  11cm

Object number

P243

Category

Alt Category

Disrupting a process

For other objects in this category click the linked text.

  • Teapot (Longer of Two) & Teapot (Smaller of Two), Walter Keeler, 1980, Crafts Council Collection: P242 & P243.

Maker's statement

These pieces mark my return to serious salt glazing (after a pause of 5 years) and a reassured conviction in my vocation as a potter.

Walter Keeler, 23 July 1980