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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Tea Caddy and Cover

1923 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pear shape tea caddy with semi-cylindrical cover. Porcellaneous stoneware with a high temperature grey mottled (smoked) glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tea Caddy
  • Lid
Materials and techniques
Porcellaneous stoneware with high temperature glaze
Brief description
Tea caddy and cover, porcellaneous stoneware with a grey mottled glaze, designed by William Howson Taylor and made by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, 1923
Physical description
Pear shape tea caddy with semi-cylindrical cover. Porcellaneous stoneware with a high temperature grey mottled (smoked) glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.3cm
converted from register
Marks and inscriptions
'Ruskin. England' (impressed)
Gallery label
Tea caddy and cover Designed by William Howson Taylor, made by Ruskin Pottery, West Smethwick, near Birmingham, England, 1923 Mark: "Ruskin. England", impressed Porcellaneous stoneware with a high temperature grey mottled (smoked) glaze. C.443&A-1934 Given by William Howson Taylor via the British Institute of Industrial Art(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by the Secretary of the British Institute of Industrial Art
Production
West Smethwick, near Birmingham.
Collection
Accession number
C.443&A-1934

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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