Turquoise vase
Maker
(ceramicist)
1866-1934
(ceramicist)
1866-1934
(ceramicist)
Title
Turquoise vase
Date of Production
(circa) 1914
Medium
Stoneware with turquoise glaze
Dimensions
Height: 36.6 cm
Diameter: 19.3 cm
Diameter: 19.3 cm
Accession Number
O.1935.RF.175.1
Mode of Acquisition
Roger Fry Trustees, gift, 1935
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
Work in the public domain
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
This vase is one of the largest surviving Omega Workshops ceramics. Its scale meant that Fry had difficulty keeping it centred on the potter’s wheel, resulting in visible asymmetry. Far from frowning upon such irregularities, Fry embraced the accidental as evidence of the unique touch of the artist. Fry was particularly proud of the effect of the turquoise glaze, with a similar example featuring in several of the Omega’s advertisements.
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, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/02/2017-20/09/2017
Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/06/2009-20/09/2009 ...More
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/10/1999-23/01/2000
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 18/01/1984-18/03/1984
The Omega Workshops, Victoria and Albert Museum, 01/11/1963-01/02/1964 ...Less
Special Display - Bloomsbury Art & Design, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/02/2017-20/09/2017
Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/06/2009-20/09/2009 ...More
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/10/1999-23/01/2000
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 18/01/1984-18/03/1984
The Omega Workshops, Victoria and Albert Museum, 01/11/1963-01/02/1964 ...Less
Literature
Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, Courtauld Gallery, London, 2009
cat. no. 60
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1999-2000
cat. no. 19 (not exhibited)
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 1984
cat. no. C13
cat. no. 60
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1999-2000
cat. no. 19 (not exhibited)
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 1984
cat. no. C13
Inscriptions
Inscription: Omega symbol within a square
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