Object: Bottle
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Title / object name  Bottle
Maker  Role  Date  
Stichbury, Peter  potter  1976-1979  
Medium Summary  stoneware, papa rock glaze with red iron oxide; wheel thrown, roulette decoration.
Materials  ceramic
Dimensions
Irregular  305 (Height) x 205 (Width/Depth) mm
Classification  ceramics, studio ceramics, vessels
Technique  firing
Registration Number  GH012562
Credit Line
Purchased 2010

Speaking about this bottle in 2010, Stichbury described it as ‘my reading of those Nigerian influences I loved and was excited about.’ He has taken Nigerian ceramic details – the wide lip, the ribbed neck, the roulette patterning typical of Gwari pottery – and adapted them to create an elegant shape with subtly contrasting colour and texture.

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