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Crucifix in Red, Black and Grey, Wall Hanging. 1970s Ceramic Cross Fat Lava
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Vintage Fat lava crucifix in red, black and grey, wall hanging. 1970s ceramic cross. Religion. Religious artifact.
West German Art Pottery is essentially a term describing the time period of 1949-1990 and became the early way to describe the pottery because the country of origin was often the only "mark" on the base. Even though company names are now better known, and many items are attributed to specific makers, the more generic term "West German pottery" remains in common use. "Fat Lava" is a popular term that refers to a fairly small subcategory of glazes but is all too often improperly used as a synonym for W. German pottery. While, World War II ended in 1945, the next 4 years were the "zone" era with the country into the "US Zone", "Russian/Soviet Zone", "British Zone", and "French Zone", and it was 1949 when the East/West division replaced the zones.
Fat Lava
Vase by Es-Keramik with volcanic glaze, but not "fat lava".
The terms Fat Lava and West German Art Pottery are often used interchangeably, but technically have a different meaning. Fat Lava refers specifically to a type of thick glazes that gives the object a thick lava-like look. This type of glaze was commonly used in this period by German pottery manufacturers. The term Fat Lava itself though is of a much more recent date. It has been suggested that the term Fat Lava first emerged with an exhibition curated by Dr. Graham Cooley during the King's Lynn Arts Festival in 2006, but the term was actually being used by sellers in Germany at least a decade earlier and may actually be due to a slightly faulty computer translation that came up with "fat" when the more accurate term would be "thick". The precise origin is likely to remain uncertain, but it definitely predates the Fat Lava exhibition and related catalog.
- Creator:Scheurich Keramik (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 4.33 in (11 cm)Width: 6.3 in (16.01 cm)Depth: 0.39 in (1 cm)
- Style:Space Age (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1960
- Condition:Minor fading.
- Seller Location:Tilburg, NL
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU8057234590662
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