Budgie Teapot (P372)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Angus Suttie

Title

Budgie Teapot

Made in

Clerkenwell

Date

1985

Description

Stoneware teapot in the shape of a bird with the tail as the spout, and a brightly coloured body in yellows, blues, greens and browns, with some lustre on the wings.

Materials and techniques

Hand built fron St.Thomas' stoneware clay. White slip applied, then underglazes and oxides. Stoneware glazed and fired, then earthenware glazed and fired. Finally low temperature enamels and lustres added and fired.

Dimensions

height:  27cm
length:  35cm
width:  14.5cm
Packed Length:  46cm
Packed Width:  32cm
Packed Height:  32cm

Object number

P372

Category

References

  • Budgie Teapot, Angus Suttie, 1985, Crafts Council Collection: P372.

Maker's statement

I had been making work which was sculptural but related to functional objects for some years. This teapot was from an exhibition, the work for which was definitely deliberately dom