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

Dish

1988 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White earthenware dish, wide with slightly flaring rim, decoration of 'Fish and Seaweed' sponged under a transparent glaze, fish in blue, seaweed in green, repeated stamps covering the ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with underglaze sponged decoration
Brief description
Dish, earthenware with underglaze sponged decoration, designed by Emma Bridgewater, England, 1988.
Physical description
White earthenware dish, wide with slightly flaring rim, decoration of 'Fish and Seaweed' sponged under a transparent glaze, fish in blue, seaweed in green, repeated stamps covering the ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 27.5cm
  • Height: 6cm
Marks and inscriptions
'BRIDGEWATER / Spongeware / Hand decorated in England' (Sponged on the base)
Object history
Designed and marketed by Emma Bridgewater and made for her in Stoke.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.18-1988

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Record createdOctober 1, 2008
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