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

Cannes

Vinegar Jar
ca. 1953 (designed), 1954 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White jar of earthrenware. Triangular cylindrical shape narrowing to a small neck which flares to form an overhanging lip. The aerographed sky blue stopper is oval and attached to a cork. The jar is decorated with black transfer prints of two scenes of Riviera life and painted with enamel colours.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bottle Body
  • Bottle Stopper
Titles
  • Cannes (manufacturer's title)
  • Fashion (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with aerographed, transfer-printed and hand-coloured underglaze decoration
Brief description
Triangular vinegar jar with riviera scenes, 'Cannes' pattern, 'Fashion' shape, earthenware, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, 1954
Physical description
White jar of earthrenware. Triangular cylindrical shape narrowing to a small neck which flares to form an overhanging lip. The aerographed sky blue stopper is oval and attached to a cork. The jar is decorated with black transfer prints of two scenes of Riviera life and painted with enamel colours.
Dimensions
  • With lid height: 15cm
  • Diameter: 6.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Cannes drawings by Hugh Casson / a genuine hand engraving / permanent acid resisting underglaze colour by Midwinter / Stylecraft / STAFFORDSHIRE / ENGLAND / FASHION SHAPE' (Maker's mark printed (underglaze) in black on base)
  • Sketch of seaside town (Maker's mark printed (underglaze) in black on base)
Gallery label
Vinegar jar 'Cannes' 'Fashion' designer (decoration) Hugh Casson, designer (shape) Roy Midwinter, manufacturer W.R.Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, England 1954, shape designed about 1954 Earthenware with aerographed, printed and hand-coloured underglaze decoration C.103-1985(23/05/2008)
Production
Fashion shape designed by Roy Midwinter about 1953. Decoration designed 1954.
Collection
Accession number
C.103&A-1985

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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