Ribbed/incised green/blue vase, 1969

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Gerard Lyons
Born Glasgow, 1938

Ribbed/incised green/blue vase, 1969
Stoneware

Purchased from the artist, 1969
Museum number 1969-281-4

Potters can use the same basic technique to create very different results. Bridget Drakeford's smooth, delicately thrown porcelain bowl [see 1987-404] contrasts with Gerard Lyons' vase. He used the same process but threw his vase in thicker stoneware clay, then carved into the surface creating textured lines in which glaze can pool.

Ribbed/incised green/blue vase, 1969
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