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Owl

Woodrow, Sophie
Owl
Image: © Sophie Woodrow/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Figure, zoomorphic, soft-paste porcelain with clear glaze, the head in the form of an owl, the body simple and oval in form, standing on four squat feet; applied stylised feather forms to the shoulders and around the body, the entire body is pierced with small circular piercings in an asymmetric manner, the head and neck has applied overlapping scale-like feathers, the eyes are pierced.


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Details


Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 39546

Creation/Production

Woodrow, Sophie
Trained at Falmouth School of Art, graduating with a BA Studio Ceramics in 2011.
Role: Production
Role: Potter
Place: Bristol, England
Period: 2014

Measurements

Height (cm): 17.3
Height (in): 6
Width (cm): 7.7
Width (in): 3
Depth (cm): 6.9
Depth (in): 2

Material

Soft-paste porcelain

Location

on display

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  • Active In The 21St Century
  • Applied Art
  • Ceramics
  • Owl
  • Representational
  • Studio Ceramics
  • White

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