Bowl with lid
Classification(s):
Pottery
Date: c.1951 - 1976
Maker: Michael Buckland (British, 1934 - 2012)
Dimensions:
66 × 135 mm (6.6 × 13.5 cm)
Medium: Stoneware
Object number: P657A
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DescriptionGlazed stoneware bowl with lid by Michael Buckland. The bowl and lid has a grey/green glaze, the lid has brown glaze applied over one third.
The large handwritten label to the lid gives the ILEA number as P657A, it gives the price (£2.63) and the potter’s name. There is also a small red sticker with scalloped edges. The smaller label to the side of the bowl reads “P657A IN25 117r27 others Steveus [sic]”. There is a second label to the bowl “117”. There is a further label to the underside of the lid “117”. The ILEA number has been painted to the base of both bowl and lid.
The large handwritten label to the lid gives the ILEA number as P657A, it gives the price (£2.63) and the potter’s name. There is also a small red sticker with scalloped edges. The smaller label to the side of the bowl reads “P657A IN25 117r27 others Steveus [sic]”. There is a second label to the bowl “117”. There is a further label to the underside of the lid “117”. The ILEA number has been painted to the base of both bowl and lid.
ProvenanceThis object was originally acquired for the Inner London Education Authority’s (ILEA) ‘Circulating Design Scheme’ collection.
The collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts in 1989/90.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
The collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts in 1989/90.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
NotesMichael Buckland worked with Denis Moore at his pottery in Green Dene, Surrey.
