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Apr

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Karim Rashid Koon Garbage Can With Ashtray

By JDZ-Ceramic

Karim Rashid Koon Garbage Can With Ashtray

Garbage can with ashtray
aluminium mat: black, silver
aluminium glossy: green, light blue, pink, white
Ø 30 x H 85 cm

available with or without ashtray; assembled in 3 pieces; base may be used as lidless garbage can or vase

Apr

2

Achille Castiglioni Tea for Two

By JDZ-Ceramic

Achille Castiglioni Tea for Two 

Tea service composed of one tray in melamine, bordeaux, one teapot, one milk jug, two teacups, two saucers for teacup and one sugar bowl in porcelain, white.

Apr

2

Elisa Ossino Line Ceramic Collection

By JDZ-Ceramic

Elisa Ossino Line Ceramic Collection

The collection of 22 ceramic pieces by Elisa Ossino is based on the pure and simple form of a cylinder. It reflects the study of a figure in all its expressive possibilities. She has given us different families of vases and objects, and different textures on white or dark grey surfaces with horizontal and vertical lines and grooves.

Unique hand crafted pieces made one by one by Egidio Milesi reproducing the artisanship of a time-honored craft.

They grow out of the careful observation of the decorative needs of contemporary spaces having clean lines such as those of Porro. They are proposed in groups of three to four pieces with different dimensions and proportions, to highlight even more strongly the study of form.

Apr

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Ceramic Vessel

By JDZ-Ceramic

“Ceramic Vessel”
Ceramic, 10″ x 8″
Private Collection

Apr

2

Ceramic Technology Laboratory

By JDZ-Ceramic

Image of Ceramic Pot The FLMNH Ceramic Technology Laboratory was established in 1977 under the direction of Dr. Prudence Rice, then UF professor of Anthropology (now at SIU, Carbondale, IL). Pottery analysis plays an integral role in archaeological research at FLMNH as it constitutes the predominant material remaining at most archaeological sites investigated by museum curators. In addition pottery constitutes a very significant proportion of the FLMNH Anthropology collections. The CTL is equipped for basic paste characterization studies: binocular microscope for gross identification of temper or paste constituents; a petrographic microscope for precise mineral identification in thin section; an electric furnace used for refiring experiments and for comparative investigation of clay samples collected from the vicinity of archaeological sites. Analyses of physical and mineralogical properties of the pottery are undertaken to provide precise data to address research questions regarding chronology, provenience or manufacturing origins, processes of production, culture change, and the development of social and economic complexity in prehistoric Florida, the Southeastern US, and the Caribbean Basin. The department is committed to the continuance of this research program as the capacity for in-house specialized analyses of pottery enhances the competitiveness for research grants.

Collections

The CTL houses an extensive pottery type collection of prehistoric and historic period aboriginal pottery from Florida and the Southeastern U.S. The Florida materials represent type specimens assembled by Ripley Bullen, John Goggin, and Gordon Willey, pioneers of Florida archaeology. The type collections serve as a primary comparative resource for museum scientists, graduate students, and visiting researchers. The CTL also curates fragments of pottery samples used in paste characterization studies.

Personnel

The CTL operates under the supervision of Ann S. Cordell, (MA Anthropology, UF 1983; BS Geology, UF 1993), who also conducts all research projects undertaken by the lab.

Publications

From 1982 to 1986, the CTL supported a monograph series: Ceramic Notes: Occasional Publications of the Ceramic Technology Laboratory, Florida State Museum (edited by Prudence Rice). Ceramic Notes No. 2 is still available (Nos. 1 and 3 are out of print).

Apr

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Ceramic Sculpture

By JDZ-Ceramic

Ceramic Vessel
Ceramic with iron oxide patina, 16″ x 26″
Collection of Aaron Juarros