Lidded pot
Johannes Peters
Life Story
Johannes Milan’s ceramics exude life. Calligraphic abstract cobalt shapes and drips animate the surface and are used by Milan as a language across his tableware (see also 50764 and 50763). Peters purposefully misshapes his forms and the base of this thrown jar has been squeezed to give a softness to the body. The clear nepheline glaze used by Milan brings light and depth to his slip coated surfaces. [1]
Milan apprenticed for five years in France with Jean-Nicolas Gerard (see 50741) making slip earthenware before setting up his own studio in Germany, where he now lives and works.
Sim Panaser, July 2020
[1] Milan’s glaze recipe is detailed in, Tony Birks, The Complete Potter’s Companion, (London: Conran Octopus Limited, 1997) p. 134.
Further Reading
Birks, Tony, The Complete Potter’s Companion, (London: Conran Octopus Limited, 1997)
https://gemachtvon.milan.how [accessed 28 July 2020]
Not on display
Title/Description: Lidded pot
Accession Number: 50796
Credit Line: Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Leslie Birks Hay and allocated to SCVA, 2016
