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Julia Carter Preston Art Pottery Plaque
Julia Carter Preston Charger or Plaque
Julia Carter Preston ( 1926 - 2012). A British potter who was responsible for reviving the art of sgraffito (where designs are scratched on to ceramics) in the United Kingdom in the 1950s.
Born in Liverpool, daughter of the sculptor Edward Carter Preston and Marie (née Tyson Smith), a water colourist and the sister of the sculptor Herbert Tyson Smith, studied at the Liverpool College of Art in the 1940s.She became Head of Ceramics and taught pottery at the Liverpool College of Art when John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe were students there. She held this post until the mid-1970s. During the 1960s she worked for a period as Wedgwood's official lecturer in the north-west.
Examples of Julia Carter Preston’s work were presented to Princess Margaret and the Duchess of Kent when they made official visits to Liverpool. Another piece was commissioned as a present for the Prince of Wales when he visited the newly restored St George’s Hall in the city in 2007.[1]
An exhibition of her work was held at the Walker Art Gallery in 1999 Carter Preston was made a Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University in 2005. Her work is represented in the Walker Art Gallery, the Liverpool University Art Gallery, the York Art Gallery, the Ulster Museum in Belfast and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
Size:10 1/2"
weight before packing:900g
Condition: some crazing to the rear
Shipping: UK free
Overseas buyers please request shipping before you purchase Come and see before you buy. We do not arrange furniture shipment, but are happy to fit in with arrangements you wish to make.
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Desdemona Postlethwaite Antiques
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West Kirby
Wirral
North West England
Tel : 07437028022
Non UK callers : +44 7437028022
Julia Carter Preston ( 1926 - 2012). A British potter who was responsible for reviving the art of sgraffito (where designs are scratched on to ceramics) in the United Kingdom in the 1950s.
Born in Liverpool, daughter of the sculptor Edward Carter Preston and Marie (née Tyson Smith), a water colourist and the sister of the sculptor Herbert Tyson Smith, studied at the Liverpool College of Art in the 1940s.She became Head of Ceramics and taught pottery at the Liverpool College of Art when John Lennon and Stuart Sutcliffe were students there. She held this post until the mid-1970s. During the 1960s she worked for a period as Wedgwood's official lecturer in the north-west.
Examples of Julia Carter Preston’s work were presented to Princess Margaret and the Duchess of Kent when they made official visits to Liverpool. Another piece was commissioned as a present for the Prince of Wales when he visited the newly restored St George’s Hall in the city in 2007.[1]
An exhibition of her work was held at the Walker Art Gallery in 1999 Carter Preston was made a Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University in 2005. Her work is represented in the Walker Art Gallery, the Liverpool University Art Gallery, the York Art Gallery, the Ulster Museum in Belfast and the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
Size:10 1/2"
weight before packing:900g
Condition: some crazing to the rear
Shipping: UK free
Overseas buyers please request shipping before you purchase Come and see before you buy. We do not arrange furniture shipment, but are happy to fit in with arrangements you wish to make.
We do ship smaller items. Shipping costs on request
Openings times are 10.30 to 4.00 Wednesday to Saturday (Closed on Monday and Tuesday )
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
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Period 1980s Antiques
Material Ceramic
Origin English
Item code as481a365 / 0821e
Status Sold
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View all stock from
Desdemona Postlethwaite Antiques
Private dealer
West Kirby
Wirral
North West England
Tel : 07437028022
Non UK callers : +44 7437028022
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