Hanging pot
Classification(s):
Pottery
Date: c. 1951-1976
Maker: Bernard Rooke (England, born 1938)
Dimensions:
140 × 130 mm (14 × 13 cm)
Medium: Stoneware and string
Object number: P1363B
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DescriptionHanging pot, made by Bernard Rooke. The pot is round with an open mouth, it has 2 small flared handles, each with 2 holes, through which a length of sting is fastened. The pot is made of oxidised stoneware, to the front and reverse is a circular design with incised line decoration. The pot retailed for £1.88.
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The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation.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.
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 hanging pot by Bernard Rooke 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. The original supplier from whom this object was acquired is unknown. The record card indicates the boxed showcase was in use from 1967-76. Original photograph of boxed showcase copyright Harold King (Photography) Ltd, Morden, Surrey.
Bernard Rooke studied pottery at Goldsmith’s College. Rooke shared a workspace with fellow potter and ex-Goldsmiths student Allan Wallwork at a studio and gallery in Forest Hill, South London. Rooke made work of a sculptural nature; his early pieces were fashioned by hand using coils and blocks. To supplement his income he lectured at London University and at Goldsmiths' College.
Bernard Rooke studied pottery at Goldsmith’s College. Rooke shared a workspace with fellow potter and ex-Goldsmiths student Allan Wallwork at a studio and gallery in Forest Hill, South London. Rooke made work of a sculptural nature; his early pieces were fashioned by hand using coils and blocks. To supplement his income he lectured at London University and at Goldsmiths' College.
