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

Fiesta

Tray
ca. 1952 (designed), ca. 1954 (designed), ca. 1955 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware cup, saucer and tray, glazed with hand-painted underglaze decoration of stripes separated by groups of dashes and lines in criss-cross groups. Yellow, green and brown on a white ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
  • Tray
Titles
  • Fiesta (manufacturer's title)
  • Stylecraft (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with hand-painted underglaze decoration
Brief description
Cup, saucer and tray, earthenware with hand-painted underglaze decoration, 'Fiesta' pattern by Jessie Tait ca. 1954, 'Stylecraft' shape by Roy Mindwinter, manufactured by Midwinter Pottery, England, ca. 1955.
Physical description
Earthenware cup, saucer and tray, glazed with hand-painted underglaze decoration of stripes separated by groups of dashes and lines in criss-cross groups. Yellow, green and brown on a white ground.
Marks and inscriptions
'Stylecraft, Midwinter' (Printed and very faint)
Gallery label
Cup, saucer and tray 'Fiesta' 'Stylecraft' Pattern designed by Jessie Tait, shape designed by Roy Mindwinter, about 1954, shape designed about 1952 Earthenware with hand-painted underglaze decoration C.27 to B-1987 Given by Mr Richard Dennis(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mr Richard Dennis
Production
Shape designed ca. 1952, pattern designed ca. 1954.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Niblett, Kathy Dynamic Design: The British pottery industry 1940-1990, Stoke-on-Trent: Stoke-on-Trent City Museum & Art Gallery, 1990. ISBN: 0905080882.
Collection
Accession number
C.27 to B-1987

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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