The fine zigzag and diagonal interweavings, the nuances of varying intervals between the scansioned dots, show the enormous time and effort Polke invested in his complex, manual transfer method.

His mother had worked for him as a birthday present a waistcoat of purple tabinet, with little foxes's heads upon it, lined with brown satin and having round mulberry buttons.

'I'm beginning to feel like London again. I wish we could get off right after breakfast.'

Pottery is an art form.