From:Te Toi Uku
Name/TitlePlaster model - swan
About this objectA small plaster of Paris model of a swan, used to make mould from which vases were cast. White with an orange stained beak and damage that reveals its wire neck support.
Models were hand carved, and then used to produce moulds from which finished products were cast using slip. A creamy mixture of clay, water and sodium silicate.
David Jenkin, the head of the Crown Lynn design department, copied the design for the swans from overseas, and from the late 1940s, swans were produced in various sizes and finishes. The trickle-glazes and pastel colours that were first used were later replaced with the more commonly found matt white swans that became popular in many New Zealand households.
MakerCrown Lynn Potteries Limited
Maker RoleManufacturer
Date Made1971-1989
Place MadeNew Lynn
Named CollectionQuinn Collection
Object number2008.1.253
Copyright Licence
Attribution - Non-commercial (cc)