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

Curlew

Tureen and Cover
ca. 1934 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tureen and cover, earthenware, Curlew shape, painted in enamel colours. White body with honey glaze. Round tureen with domed cover and triangular handles. Painted with graduated bands in black, oakapple and purple brown enamel colours.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen
  • Cover
TitleCurlew (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted in enamel colours
Brief description
'Curlew' shape, tureen and cover, earthenware painted in enamel colours; made by Wood & Sons Ltd, decorated by Susie Cooper Pottery, England (Staffordshire), ca. 1934
Physical description
Tureen and cover, earthenware, Curlew shape, painted in enamel colours. White body with honey glaze. Round tureen with domed cover and triangular handles. Painted with graduated bands in black, oakapple and purple brown enamel colours.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.5cm
  • With handles width: 23.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A leaping deer above 'A Susie Cooper Production, Crown Works, Burslem, England' (Printed in brown enamel)
  • '805' (Printed in red enamel)
Gallery label
Tureen and cover made by Wood & Sons Ltd, Staffordshire, decorated by Susie Cooper Pottery, about 1934 C.105&A-1986 Given by Ms. A. Eatwell(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Ms A. Eatwell
Collection
Accession number
C.105&A-1986

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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