Bowl
Classification(s):
Pottery
Date: c.1951 - 1976
Maker: Alan Spencer Green (1932 - 2003)
Dimensions:
60 × 148 mm (6 × 14.8 cm)
Medium: Ceramic
Object number: P654A
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DescriptionGlazed ceramic bowl with rising sides and a small round foot, by Alan Spencer Green.
The potters initials “ASG” are incised to the base. There are 3 labels to the exterior, the first “P654A £3 Alan Spencer Green”, the second reads “B”, the third reads “ASG 3.0.0”. There are 2 labels to the interior of the bowl, the first reads “IN 23 P654A ASG bowl r27 others Stevens”, and the second is blank.
The potters initials “ASG” are incised to the base. There are 3 labels to the exterior, the first “P654A £3 Alan Spencer Green”, the second reads “B”, the third reads “ASG 3.0.0”. There are 2 labels to the interior of the bowl, the first reads “IN 23 P654A ASG bowl r27 others Stevens”, and the second is blank.
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The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation.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.
NotesAlan Spencer Green is a self-taught potter. Perhaps known best for his small hand-thrown porcelain bowls, he set up his first studio in 1961. Green produces fine stoneware with high-fired glazes, making vitreous and durable ceramics. Green exhibited at Primavera in the early 1960s in a young potter’s exhibition.
