Vase
Classification(s):
Pottery
Date: c. 1951 - 1976
Maker: Alan Wallwork (born 1931)
Dimensions:
172 × 50 mm (17.2 × 5 cm)
Medium: Stoneware
Object number: P682F
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DescriptionPartly glazed stoneware vase with incised decoration of crosses, spirals, dots and lines.
A maker’s mark “W” is incised on the base. The ILEA number is painted on the base.
The vase is attributed to Allan Wallwork.
A maker’s mark “W” is incised on the base. The ILEA number is painted on the base.
The vase is attributed to Allan Wallwork.
ProvenanceThis object was originally acquired from The Craftsman Potters Association.
This 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The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation.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.
This 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.
NotesThis object was circulated to London schools as part of the Inner London Education Authority’s (I.L.E.A) Circulating Design Scheme, which operated from 1951-1976. The vase by Allan Wallwork featured in the ‘Pottery by Hand Surface Decoration’ group in case number 2. The boxed showcase introduces types of surface decoration of pottery, including glazing, simple glazing, underglazing, overglazing and the wax-resist technique. This object was originally acquired from The Craftsman Potters Association. The associated record card indicates the boxed showcase was in use from 1967-76. Original photograph of boxed showcase by an unknown photographer.
Alan Wallwork studied pottery at Goldsmith’s College. In 1958 he opened a studio and gallery in Forest Hill, South London. Wallwork produced domestic wares and hand-built pieces. He experimented with tin glazing, sgraffito decoration and creating textures by incising and stamping. Fellow potter Bernard Rooke shared a workspace with Wallwork at this time. Alan’s work - particularly his tiles - was commercially successful; the Design Centre accepted his designs, and they were retailed through the Heal's department store. The Craft Potters Association elected him as a council member.
Alan Wallwork studied pottery at Goldsmith’s College. In 1958 he opened a studio and gallery in Forest Hill, South London. Wallwork produced domestic wares and hand-built pieces. He experimented with tin glazing, sgraffito decoration and creating textures by incising and stamping. Fellow potter Bernard Rooke shared a workspace with Wallwork at this time. Alan’s work - particularly his tiles - was commercially successful; the Design Centre accepted his designs, and they were retailed through the Heal's department store. The Craft Potters Association elected him as a council member.
