"Bizarre" Jam Pot with Cover
Descended from a long line of potters, Cliff became one as well. Her color palette and decorative vocabulary, however, are unique. She produced two fanciful, popular ranges of Staffordshire pottery, "Bizarre" for the Newport Pottery and "Fantasque" for A. J. Wilkinson Ltd. (see MMA 1982.172.4), both of which are characterized by abstract geometric patterns and stylized Art Deco landscapes.
Artwork Details
- Title: "Bizarre" Jam Pot with Cover
- Designer: Clarice Cliff (British, 1899–1972)
- Manufacturer: Workshop of A. J. Wilkinson, Ltd. (British)
- Manufacturer: Newport Pottery
- Date: 1929–39
- Medium: Earthenware
- Dimensions: 4 × 3 1/4 × 2 7/16 in., 0.4 lb. (10.1 × 8.2 × 6.2 cm, 0.2 kg)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Gift of Susan Pear and Louis K. Meisel, 1982
- Object Number: 1982.172.6ab
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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Clarice Cliff
A. J. Wilkinson, Ltd.
1930
Multiple artists/makers
1929–39
Clarice Cliff
A. J. Wilkinson, Ltd.
1929–39
Clarice Cliff
A. J. Wilkinson, Ltd.
1929–39
Clarice Cliff
A. J. Wilkinson, Ltd.
1929–39
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