FDA-A.847:5-2019
Parts
Object number
FDA-A.847:5-2019
Object type
Identification
Title
Wall Cross
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Ceramic wall cross, with shiny white glaze with pierced and incised marks and a central raised brown cross
Comments
This cross relates to Gordon Baldwin's four crosses for Eton College Lower Chapel, which are mounted within the arches of the south wall. It is one of two versions not displayed within the Chapel. The design is similar in size to those used but it is thicker and, unlike those at the chapel, glazed. It may represent an early study for the Lower Chapel crosses, when Baldwin was experimenting with different designs and finishes.
Description
Dimensions
height (actual size): 306mm
width (actual size): 215mm
depth (actual size): 33mm
width (actual size): 215mm
depth (actual size): 33mm
Materials & techniques note
Earthenware
Production
Person
Baldwin, Gordon, 1932 - 2025 (Artist)
Date
c.1959
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of the artist; by whom presented to an Old Etonian (former pupil); by whom listed for sale with Maak Contemporary Ceramics, London, on 12 September 2013 (Lot 143); bought in; purchased from the owner via Maak Contemporary Ceramics by Eton College on 10 October 2018
