A large post-war Modernist studio pottery porcelain bust of a wigged 'Judge' designed and made by Susan Parkinson at  Richard Parkinson Pottery, circa 1953.
Parkinson Pottery

Susan Parkinson 'Judge' Bust

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A large Modernist bust of a Right Honourable 'Judge' designed and made by Susan Parkinson around 1953.

Model Name: ‘Judge’

Designer: Susan Parkinson 

Manufacturer: Parkinson Pottery 

Year of Design: C. 1953

Dates Produced: C. 1953-60

Colour: Black, white 

Height: 33 cm, Width: 22 cm, Depth: 16 cm 

Condition: Excellent. Superficial firing crack between ribs on back of wig. This does not go all the way through the porcelain, it is airtight, and completely stable. Manufacturing imperfection to top of head; small area of loss during construction, where the two halves of moulded porcelain were joined.

Branding: Hand signed with painted 'SP' (Susan Parkinson) to front. Impressed with a triangular test mark to base.