Bottle
Classification(s):
Pottery
Date: c.1951 - 1976
Dimensions:
190 × 160 mm (19 × 16 cm)
Medium: Stoneware
Object number: P683F
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DescriptionGlazed stoneware bottle, made by George Rainer. The square-shaped bottle has a sunflower design to the front and reverse.
A potter’s mark is stamped to the side of the bottle, the mark is a small square contain 2 letter “R”s, one facing forwards and one backwards.
A potter’s mark is stamped to the side of the bottle, the mark is a small square contain 2 letter “R”s, one facing forwards and one backwards.
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The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation.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 stoneware bottle by George Rainer featured in the ‘Pottery by Hand Surface Decoration’ group in case number 1. The boxed showcase introduces types of surface decoration of pottery, including incising, relief, sgraffito and slip. 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.
George Rainer was born in Macau and schooled in Hong Kong. He moved to England in 1948 where he worked in a stained glass factory. Rainer later enrolled at Camberwell School of Arts and was taught by Dick Kendall. Kendal was the brother-in-law of renowned potter Bernard Leach. Rainer’s reputation in ceramics lead him to becoming Head of Ceramics at the West of England College of Art in Bristol. Rainer was responsible for securing visiting-teachers including potters Lucie Rie and Hans Coper. Rainer had a solo show at Primavera Gallery in 1972 and was Chairman of the Craftsman’s Potters Association. He earned a fellowship which allowed him to travel to Japan and study under master potter Shoji Hamada.
George Rainer was born in Macau and schooled in Hong Kong. He moved to England in 1948 where he worked in a stained glass factory. Rainer later enrolled at Camberwell School of Arts and was taught by Dick Kendall. Kendal was the brother-in-law of renowned potter Bernard Leach. Rainer’s reputation in ceramics lead him to becoming Head of Ceramics at the West of England College of Art in Bristol. Rainer was responsible for securing visiting-teachers including potters Lucie Rie and Hans Coper. Rainer had a solo show at Primavera Gallery in 1972 and was Chairman of the Craftsman’s Potters Association. He earned a fellowship which allowed him to travel to Japan and study under master potter Shoji Hamada.