Covered Vessel
Artist
Jack Sures
(Canadian, 1934 - 2018)
CultureCanadian
Date1992
MediumPorcelain, black and white glaze, scraffito
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 13 1/8 in. (24.1 × 33.3 cm)
MarkingsInscribed "Sures 92" within a heart
DescriptionA delightful pair of hand-modelled bandicoots perch on the lid of this robust jar, which is also distinguished by bold black brushstrokes painted over a white ground. His four-legged animals with pointed snouts loosely resemble a small Australian rodent called bandicoot, hence the name. They are made in the same spirit as the fantastical animals of the Martin Brothers from the Arts and Crafts period.
Credit LineGift from the Collection of Gregory Williams
Object numberG17.2.8a-b
Classifications
Modern and Contemporary CeramicsSub-classification
CanadianStatus
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
ca.1840
Object number: G13.15.44
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
ca.1840
Object number: G13.15.45
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
ca.1730; decorated outside the factory
Object number: G83.1.826.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
ca.1745; decoration ca.1750
Object number: G83.1.776.1-2
