Venus et Amour (P392)
Catalogue Record
Collection
Maker
Philip Eglin
Title
Venus et Amour
Made in
Market Drayton
Date
1990
Description
Sculpture of a reclining nude woman holding her right foot, and a young boy standing and holding onto her left knee.
Materials and techniques
Clay - soft slab built in a white St.Thomas body. Painted with white slip before bisque firing to 1120 deg. C. Then painted with oxides both under and over a lead based glaze. Glaze fired twice to 1050 deg. C to build up warmth of colour, with subsequent painting of oxides and glaze.
Dimensions
height: 40cm
width: 48cm
depth: 21cm
Object number
P392
Category
Maker's statement
It is the second piece in an intended series of reclining nude pieces.