A89 ('A' Series / Kerryl) The classic Remued basket.
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Five sizes are recorded, approximating to 4, 6, 8 10 and 12 inches.
Collection; Stuart Lawson
Base incised A89-8/4 Close-up of the inner label
Collection; Maria & Stan Koba
Base incised A89
Collection; Maria & Stan Koba
Base incised A89-8/4 but subsequently corrected by rubber-stamped A89-8/5 denoting a different glaze.
( /4 denotes the mottled glaze seen on some other pieces here.)
Collection; Adrian Taylor
The handle on this piece has a right-handed twist, unlike most Kerryl and Remued baskets which have a left-handed twist.
Collection; Brenton Roneberg
The shape book has no sketch, just a note "as old 1-4" (ie same as Later Series shape no. 1, size 4 inches). It appears that this was the first size, initially numbered just A89, then when other sizes were introduced with inch suffixes it became A89-4.
Note however, the distinction beween eg A89/4 (A89 with glaze type 4) and A89-4 (A89, size 4 inches)
Base rubber-stamped (not incised) A89-10/4
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