Black-glazed bowl
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Photo © Courtauld
Photo © Courtauld
Maker
(ceramicist)
1866-1934
(maker)
1866-1934
Title
Black-glazed bowl
Date of Production
(circa) 1916
Medium
Black-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Height: 5.2 cm
Diameter: 16.8 cm
Diameter: 16.8 cm
Object Number
O.1935.RF.171
Mode of Acquisition
Roger Fry Trustees, gift, 1935
Credit
Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Label Text
The shape of this small bowl stems from Fry’s interest in China, as its form echoes Song dynasty teabowls. Song ceramics also inspired Fry’s monochrome black, blue and turquoise glazes, shown nearby. In a letter to his daughter discussing this black bowl, Fry delights in his technical progress made through his apprenticeship at Carter & Co.
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : incised : on base : Omega symbol within a square :
Provenance
Gift of the Roger Fry Trustees, 1935
Exhibition History
Post-Impressionist Living: The Omega Workshops, The Wolfson Gallery, Charleston, East Sussex, 14/09/2019-19/01/2020
Special Display - Bloomsbury Art & Design, Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/02/2017-20/09/2017
Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/06/2009-20/09/2009
...MoreArt Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/10/1999-23/01/2000
...LessLiterature
Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, Courtauld Gallery, London, 2009
cat. no. 49
cat. no. 49
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1999-2000
cat. no. 213 (exhibited)
cat. no. 213 (exhibited)
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