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

Vase

ca. 1931 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of earthenware, wide-shouldered, narrowing to a smaller mouth and base. Painted in enamel colours with sgraffito decoration of black and green fish swimming past green weeds.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted in enamel colours with sgraffito decoration
Brief description
Earthenware vase with sgraffito decoration, designed by Susie Cooper, decorated by Susie Cooper Pottery Co., made by Wood & Sons, England, ca. 1931
Physical description
Vase of earthenware, wide-shouldered, narrowing to a smaller mouth and base. Painted in enamel colours with sgraffito decoration of black and green fish swimming past green weeds.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.2cm
  • Diameter: 19.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Susie Cooper' (Signed by the designer)
Gallery label
Vase Designed by Susie Cooper, decorated by Susie Cooper Pottery Co., made by Wood & Sons, England, about 1931 Earthenware with sgraffito decoration C.183-1988 Given by Miss Susie Cooper(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Miss Susie Cooper
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Eatwell, Ann. Susie Cooper productions London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1987, no. 58.
  • Woodhouse, Adrian. Elegance and utility, 1924-to 1978: the work of Susie Cooper Barlaston; London: Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Limited, 1978.
Collection
Accession number
C.183-1988

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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