Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Fry, Stephen Fry?




Designer        
Stephen Fry?
Maker
Stephen Fry?
Marks
Painted initials “SF” to base
Material
Glazed earthenware clay
Description
Heavy rounded sided bowl with large open-ended trumpet handle angled upward from top side of bowl. Flat base.
Condition
Very Good, small chip to inside of handle on one ramekin.
Number
No number
Production Date
Early 1980s
Width at rim
125mm
Width at Base
60mm
Depth
50mm
Length (with handle)
177mm
Weight

Volume

Acquisition
Purchase
Salvos Store, Hastings
21st May 2013
Rameking Reference Number
STF 001-005

Well, another milestone, one hundred and fifty posts.  These are a bit of a mystery.  The nearest I can come to identifying these is Stephen Fry.  No, not that Stephen Fry.  I think these are an early example of the work of this Stephen Fry who trained at the Salisbury College of Advanced Education in South Australia. The initials on the base seem to be very close to those of his later pre-ant stamp.  He was a resident potter at the Cransley Craft Centre in Campbelltown, NSW, before establishing his own workshop and teaching facilities at Couridjah, NSW. In 1981, approximately 30 people were using the Couridjah Pottery facilities. In 1985, Fry had recently worked in Japan, exchanging a studio and getting a chance to use a Bizen kiln. This information all comes from Fry’s entries in the 1981 and the 1985/1986 potters’ directories. Fry marks his work with an impressed ant or with his incised initials.  No, this information comes thanks to “Australian Pottery Marks.”

So, if I am wrong, please tell me who it is.

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