Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild
Photo: Southern Highland Craft Guild

Angel Cup

USA, 1900
<p>There are two images of this unglazed white porcelain drinking vessel.  The three dimensional figure of an angel the height of the piece is on one side. The angel is faceless, has large breasts, and arms folded over its stomach. The angel's wings <span>extend well beyond the vessel wall and </span>show deep impressions where fingers were pulled along the clay. The foot view bears the accession number 2003.35.5.</p>
Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Date acquired:
Materials:
Porcelain
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural: N/A
Method:
Hand-Built
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes:
Glaze
Katherine Bernstein

Katherine Bernstein?s early work was hand built porcelain figures. In the mid-1970s Harvey Littleton became aware of Bernstein?s ceramic work and cast it in glass. At that point Bernstein began to work exclusively in glass.

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Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection

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Southern Highland Craft Guild Collection
Asheville, North Carolina
 

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