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Studio flask - 1972

Studio flask
    Studio flask

This studio flask by John Dermer illustrates his decoration of a stoneware body with simple hand painting. The handle has been created with a plaited leather thong.

This studio flask by John Dermer illustrates his decoration of a stoneware body with simple hand painting. The handle has been created with a plaited leather thong.

  • Type of object: Ornamental ware/flask
  • Mark: WEDGWOOD MADE IN ENGLAND DERMER [Impressed]
  • Year first produced: 1972
  • Body: Stoneware
  • Material: Ceramic, leather
  • Decoration: Hand-painted
  • Accession number: 11580
  • Dimensions: 168 mm (height), 190 mm (width, handle to side), 98 mm (depth)

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    Twentieth century Australian studio potter who had a residency at Wedgwood in the 1970s. Dermer is a follower of Leach/Hamada and his work explores the creative possibilities of both terra sigillata surface decoration and saltglazing.