Large brown pottery bottle vase with black leaf pattern. No obvious makers mark, but believed to be by John Calderwood who worked as a technician in the ceramics department of the Art School during the 1990s.
This item suffered significant damage in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. It was salvaged and has undergone conservation and consolidation work in 2018. Brown fired ceramic bowl with grooves. Grey glaze on the inside.
Polychrome (blue, green) glazed fragment from the bottom of a ceramic vase with handpainted spotted animal, possibly a deer, surronded by a floral design. Label on verso - 'Sultanabad 14th C.' Sulatanabad is a city, now known as Arak, in Iran.
Round pot with a biege glaze and areas of grey. Hand-painted red and gold designs. Rounded top with beige glaze is broken and very fragile. A red glazed rectangular piece is attached to one side with hand-painted white designs.
Hollow sarcophagus cast with relief pattern of animals and figures. Dark yellow glaze over exterior. White, unglazed interior. '14-103' handwritten in black on bottom right corner.
This item was damaged in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. It was assessed by a conservator but no conservation work was deemed possible. Figure on horseback, facing left.
This item was damaged in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014. It was assessed by a conservator but no conservation work was deemed possible. Figure on horseback, facing right.
Polychrome (blue, green, yellow, white) glazed ceramic tile fragment with hand-painted floral and plant designs. 'Shah Isfahan' handwritten on verso. Label on verso - 'Shah - 17th mosque Isfahan.' The Shah Mosque (Persian), also known as Imam Mosque (Persian), is a mosque in Isfahan, Iran. It is regarded as one of the masterpieces of Irania/Persian architecture and an example of Islamic era architecture of Iran. It employed the haft rangi (seven-colour) style of tile mosaic.
Polychrome (blue, brown, gold) glazed ceramic tile fragment with what might be hand-painted or transfer printing design of a seated human figure. Border along the left side on recto could possibly be script. Left edge has a pointed, triangular shape. The fragment appears to have been broken into 3 parts and then was glued back together. Label on verso - 'Persia 13th C.'
Polychrome (blue, purple, brown) glazed ceramic tile fragment with hand-painted floral design. Relief of an animal, possibly a goat or ram, on top part. Relief of a plant or tree on bottom part. 'Sulatanabad' handwritten on verso. Sulatanabad is a city, now known as Arak, in Iran. Label on verso - 'Persia 13th C.'
Glazed, star-shaped ceramic tile with 8 points. Has what might be hand-painted or transfer printing of a brown, standing bird figure. Appears a label was on verso, however most of it has been removed. Some chipping is present, otherwise the ceramic tile is intact.
Polychrome (blue, purple, green) glazed ceramic tile fragment with hand-painted flowers and leaves. 'Damascus' handwrirtten in red on one edge. Damascus is the capital of Syria. Label on verso - 'Damascus'.
Plate from a part set of painted china tea service. Green/yellow lustre glaze over painted flower pattern on white china blanks. It suffered damage in the fire in The Mackintosh Building at The Glasgow School of Art on 23rd May 2014, and has since undergone conservation.
Ceramic blank with handpainted gold decorative band. Enamel is wearing off which could be due to poor firing or could have not been fired at all. Signed "June Wilson 161, 1st year, (Patent applied for)" verso.
Glazed ceramic egg cup with wide base. Turquoise glaze on inside and brown glaze on outside of egg cup. Brown and black glaze on base with band of tan, raised balls of clay. Engraved marking on bottom - "ST" (creator's initials) and another marking of a circle with an X over it (maker's mark).
Ceramic blank decorated with pink image of north-west façade of The Glasgow School of Art. "Wedgwood of Etruria & Barlaston - A - Made in England" stamped on verso.
Colourful hand-painted design of four Pompadour style women and peacocks on ceramic blank. Signed "Masie McKinna 1/6/22" verso. Purchased from eBay in used condition.
'Control': 1 of a set of 5 ceramic pots, wheel thrown with hand-built adjustments.
Artist statement: "Hostile architecture is a phenomenon with rase rise significantly throughout urban design this century. A widely recognised example of this type of design is the 'uncomfortable bench'. Interventions of this kind are now familiar, and can even be a cause of comfort to privileged audiences, but it is important to consider their sociological effects. We have replaced human interaction, nuance and empathy with hard, physical and non-negotiable solutions. Identifying five core aspects of hostile urban design - limit, control, obstruct, impede and deter - I have developed a series of ceramic cups which each embody one of these qualities."
'Deter': 1 of a set of 5 ceramic pots, wheel thrown with hand-built adjustments.
Artist statement: "Hostile architecture is a phenomenon with rase rise significantly throughout urban design this century. A widely recognised example of this type of design is the 'uncomfortable bench'. Interventions of this kind are now familiar, and can even be a cause of comfort to privileged audiences, but it is important to consider their sociological effects. We have replaced human interaction, nuance and empathy with hard, physical and non-negotiable solutions. Identifying five core aspects of hostile urban design - limit, control, obstruct, impede and deter - I have developed a series of ceramic cups which each embody one of these qualities."
'Impede': 1 of a set of 5 ceramic pots, wheel thrown with hand-built adjustments.
Artist statement: "Hostile architecture is a phenomenon with rase rise significantly throughout urban design this century. A widely recognised example of this type of design is the 'uncomfortable bench'. Interventions of this kind are now familiar, and can even be a cause of comfort to privileged audiences, but it is important to consider their sociological effects. We have replaced human interaction, nuance and empathy with hard, physical and non-negotiable solutions. Identifying five core aspects of hostile urban design - limit, control, obstruct, impede and deter - I have developed a series of ceramic cups which each embody one of these qualities."
'Limit': 1 of a set of 5 ceramic pots, wheel thrown with hand-built adjustments.
Artist statement: "Hostile architecture is a phenomenon with rase rise significantly throughout urban design this century. A widely recognised example of this type of design is the 'uncomfortable bench'. Interventions of this kind are now familiar, and can even be a cause of comfort to privileged audiences, but it is important to consider their sociological effects. We have replaced human interaction, nuance and empathy with hard, physical and non-negotiable solutions. Identifying five core aspects of hostile urban design - limit, control, obstruct, impede and deter - I have developed a series of ceramic cups which each embody one of these qualities."