Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

William Staite Murray (1881-1962)

an early Rotherhithe stoneware vase, dated 1923, shouldered ovoid form, partially covered with a running tenmoku glaze,

incised W S Murray signature, date 1923, painted number 8,

13.5cm. high

Provenance

From the collection of William Staite Murray, thence by descent.

Literature

Malcolm Haslam William Staite Murray, Arts Council, page 76 figure 6-9 for four comparable vases illustrated. It is possible this vase was exhibited at the annual exhibition of the Red Rose Guild, held in the Houldsworth Hall, Manchester in 1923, illustrated page 19.