Description:
Christine Borland
English Family China, 1998
Bone china
Set Conversation Piece is part of a series made by Borland in 1998. A porcelain baby's head sits within a female pubis bone moulded from obstetric models. The porcelain is painted with traditional designs associated with 19th century English tableware. The work reflects on the original meaning of bone china, when porcelain was made of ground bone. It also associates the genetic links between mother and child and the repeated patterns on the shina considerss the risks historically involved in childbirth.
© Christine Borland