Plate, by Christine Smith

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This red earthenware plate was made by the Scottish artist Christine Smith in 1980.

The plate is made of red earthenware, with a white slip and then coloured glazes. It has been decorated in sgraffito (a technique where lines are drawn through the white slip to expose the red body) and coloured glazes with a pattern of sheep within a turnip field.

During the 1980s the Scottish Development Agency purchased a number of hand-crafted items for its Scottish Crafts Collection. The aim of the collection was to inform the public of craft production in Scotland through touring exhibitions and education programmes. When the Scottish Craft Council was wound up, the collection was transferred to the National Museums of Scotland.

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• Online ID: 000-180-001-840-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1991.249
• Date: 1980
  Autumn 1980
  
• Material: Red earthenware clay
  Plate
  
• Dimensions: 275.00 mm D
  
• What: Plate
  
• Subject: Ceramics
  
• Who: Christine Smith, Scotland (Potter)
  Scottish Crafts Collection (Owner)
  
• Where: Scotland
  
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• Description: Sheep & Turnip Plate of red earthenware clay with a white slip, and decorated in sgraffito and coloured glazes with a pattern of sheep within a turnip field: Scottish, Christine Smith, 1980
  
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