Not currently on display at the V&A

Cup and Saucer

ca. 1901 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White porcellaneous stoneware with a brownish-red leadless glaze on saucer and cup exterior.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcellaneous stoneware with leadless glaze
Brief description
Cup and saucer, white porcellaneous stoneware with a brownish-red glaze, designed by William Howson Taylor and made by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, ca. 1901
Physical description
White porcellaneous stoneware with a brownish-red leadless glaze on saucer and cup exterior.
Marks and inscriptions
Unmarked
Gallery label
Cup and saucer Designed by William Howson Taylor, made by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, near Birmingham, England, about 1901 Unmarked White porcellaneous stoneware with a brownish-red leadless glaze on saucer and cup exterior 240&A-1902(23/05/2008)
Object history
Purchased for 3 shillings.
Production
West Smethwick, near Birmingham
Bibliographic reference
Jervis, Simon, Victorian and Edwardian decorative art: the Handley-Read collection, London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1972
Collection
Accession number
240&A-1902

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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