Petite Bridge Handled Vessel

13.5 × 10.5 × 4 / MADE TO ORDER

Also available in White

Petite Bridge Handled Vessel

13.5 × 10.5 × 4 / MADE TO ORDER

Made to Order. Please allow 6 weeks for your order to ship.

The Bridge Handled Vessel is inspired by the bulbous belly and connecting arch that is commonly found in Pre-Columbian and Etruscan water vessels to act as a handle for easy carrying. This 2nd iteration is a squatter, wider version that nestles into the curves of the original to make a pair or stand on its own.

Materials: Cast white stoneware, black underglaze, slightly textured matte black glaze.

References

Petite Bridge Handled Vessel imagined by Veronica Ortuño of @casa_veronica / @lascruxes into the home of Francisco García Valencia in Mexico, 1970.

Peruvian terracotta Bridge Handled Jug with Bird Whistle, 1000 AD


Entry in Robert Fournier's Illustrated Dictionary of Pottery Form: "Bridge Handle: A strap handle spanning two spouts on a closed in pot. A form fairly common in preColumbian American pottery and also occuring in Etruscan wares."

Columbian Bridge Handled Vessel in the shape of a circular house. David Berstein Gallery, New York.

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The permanent collection is a seasonless line of ceramic vases that was created by Simone Bodmer-Turner in 2018. The forms draw on both ancient ceremonial and utilitarian vessels and the modern shapes that came out of midcentury architecture and design.
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