"Fantasque" Vase

Clarice Cliff|A. J. Wilkinson, Ltd.

1929–39 · Earthenware · Modern and Contemporary Art

Descended from a long line of potters, Cliff became one as well. Her color palette and decorative vocabulary, however, are unique. She produced two fanciful, popular ranges of Staffordshire pottery, "Bizarre" for the Newport Pottery (see MMA 1982.172.5; 1982.172.6ab) and "Fantasque" for A. J. Wilkinson Ltd., both of which are characterized by abstract geometric patterns and stylized Art Deco landscapes.

Artist

Clarice Cliff|A. J. Wilkinson, Ltd.

Date

1929–39

Medium

Earthenware

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Gift of Susan Pear and Louis K. Meisel, 1982