Raised Relief Fish Planter Box by Castle Harris
John Castle Harris (Australian, 1893-1967). Planter box, handbuilt earthenware, of rectangular form, with scalloped rim, decoration with raised relief of two multi-coloured fish, light green glaze to the exterior, pink glaze to the interior, artist's signature to base 'Castle Harris', height 3.94 in. width 10.24 in. Provenance: The Jack Grace collection
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- Earthenware - A basic ceramic material that is fired at a low temperature. Earthenware is the basis of almost all ancient, medieval, Middle Eastern and European painted ceramics. After firing, the colour is the colour of the clay when it is dug from the ground: buff, brown and red. It is not waterproof until glazed. Creamware is a type of earthenware covered with a transparent lead glaze. Majolica, faience and delft are also earthenware covered in an opaque white tin glaze.
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