Not currently on display at the V&A

Cup and Saucer

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

White porcellaneous stoneware cup and saucer with a pale green leadless glaze and painted decoration, a band of blue and mauve foliage around rims.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Materials and techniques
Porcellaneous stoneware with glaze and painted decoration
Brief description
Cup and saucer, white porcellaneous stoneware with pale green glaze and painted decoration, designed by William Howson Taylor and made by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, ca. 1901
Physical description
White porcellaneous stoneware cup and saucer with a pale green leadless glaze and painted decoration, a band of blue and mauve foliage around rims.
Marks and inscriptions
  • A pair of scissors (painted)
  • '172M' (painted)
  • '180M' (painted on saucer)
Gallery label
Cup and saucer Designed by William Howson Taylor, made by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, near Birmingham, England, about 1901 Marks: a pair of scissors and '172M', painted, 180M on saucer White porcellaneous stoneware with a pale green leadless glaze and painted decoration 241&A-1902(23/05/2008)
Object history
Purchased for 3 shillings.
Production
West Smethwick, near Birmingham
Collection
Accession number
241&A-1902

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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