Shelf edge dish (P342)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Martin Smith

Title

Shelf edge dish

Made in

London

Date

1984

Description

Sections of brick cut and adhered together in an abstract form, with the inside surfaces sprayed with coloured slips.

Materials and techniques

Laminated brick sections, cut with a diamond saw and bonded together with epoxy adhesives. Inside surfaces sprayed with two layers of different coloured slips, then worked back with wet and dry sandpaper to reveal grades of colour. Once-fired in an electric kiln to 1050 deg. C.

Dimensions

height:  13cm
length:  33.5cm

Object number

P342

Category

  • Shelf Edge Dish, Martin Smith, 1984, Crafts Council Collection: P342.