Tall Pot with Lid (1991)

Maggie Henton

dyed cane, plastic tape, wire

The Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead

Classification:

Craft

Materials:

Cane, Plastic, Wire

Physical Object Description:

Basket, tall and cylindrical in shape, the woven basketry giving the appearance of a criss cross effect. At the base leading upwards the crosses are predominantly orange contrasting with black and then they become combined with turquoise until they are predominately turquoise against the black. The lid is round in shape and turquoise with a curved handle that is fixed upwards so that the two ends face upwards. These ends are then joined by an orange plastic coated copper wire that wraps all around the handle

Dimensions:

71 x 30.5 cm

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1992

Scheme:

Historic Craft Purchase by Purchaser (1949-2010)

Ownership history:

Purchased from the artist by John Ball for the Contemporary Art Society, 1991; presented to The Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead, 1992

Relationship:

John Ball The Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead

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