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Bowl 1955

Artwork Bowl this artwork made of Soft-paste porcelain body thrown, the interior with black underglaze incised in the scraffito technique with figures of a man and bull and clear borax glaze. Fired between 1150 and 1200 degrees Celsius, created in 1955-01-01
Accession No.
4:0093
Date Created
1955
Department
Australian Art
Dimensions A
11.5 x 27cm (diam.)
A: (diam.) 11,5 x 27 cm
Media Category
Ceramic
Secondary Media Category
porcelain
Medium
Soft-paste porcelain body thrown, the interior with black underglaze incised in the scraffito technique with figures of a man and bull and clear borax glaze. Fired between 1150 and 1200 degrees Celsius
Place Created
London, England
Credit Line
Purchased 1956
Merric Boyd was Australia's first significant studio potter and his son David and wife Hermia followed his example soon after their marriage. Their first exhibition was held at the David Jones Art Gallery in 1949 and they exhibited frequently in the 1950s (including Brisbane's The Johnstone Gallery in 1956, 1959 and 1961). Although the Anglo-Japanese Leach inspiration became dominant in Australia during this time, the Boyd's may be said to have added a European refinement through their work in England and France. Their pieces, which are earthenware and depended largely on Hermia's refined decoration and the qualities of the glazes and brushwork, are well represented in the Gallery's collection. From the 1961-71 they visited Europe again where David turned to painting and Hermia to sculpture. (Early wares, made during the late 1940s, are marked HermiaWare.) Hermia Boyd: 10.08.1931-25.01.2000.

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