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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Travel

Soup Bowl
post 1952 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lead-glazed earthenware soup bowl with transfer printed design. Plane flying over the earth.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTravel (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer printed
Brief description
'Travel' soup bowl, lead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed design by Eric Ravilious, made by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, 1953
Physical description
Lead-glazed earthenware soup bowl with transfer printed design. Plane flying over the earth.
Marks and inscriptions
  • ' "Travel" designed by Ravilious / Wedgwood of Etruria & Barlaston / made in England' (printed)
  • 'Wedgwood 2D54' (impressed)
Gallery label
Soup bowl 'Travel' Designed by Eric Ravilious, made by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, 1953 Marks:' "Travel" designed by Ravilious / Wedgwood of Etruria & Barlaston / made in England', printed,'Wedgwood 2D54', impressed Lead-glazed earthenware with transfer printed design C.142-1979(23/05/2008)
Production
First made 1953.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.142-1979

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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