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Century

Side Plate
1957 (manufactured), 1957 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Hall China Company (manufacturer)
Zeisel, Eva (designer)
Place of origin
United States (manufactured)

White earthenware side-plate, shallow, rimless with a rounded pointed knob thumb grip. Decoration transfer-printed with background of line drawn oak-leaves in grey; above this, a mixture of oak, sycamore and other leaves in red, blue and green.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Side plate
TitleCentury (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
White earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
White Earthenware
Glaze
Transfer-Printed
Brief description
'Century' side plate, part of a service, white earthenware with transfer-printed decoration, designed by Eva Zeisel, manufactured by Hall China Company, United States, 1957.
Physical description
White earthenware side-plate, shallow, rimless with a rounded pointed knob thumb grip. Decoration transfer-printed with background of line drawn oak-leaves in grey; above this, a mixture of oak, sycamore and other leaves in red, blue and green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.5cm
  • Width: 16cm
  • Length: 18cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Eva Zeisel, Century / HALLCRAFT / made in USA by Hall China Co.' (Printed in blue with grey insignia)
Credit line
Given by Paul Greenhalgh
Object history
Part of a service, of which there are 11 pieces in the museum [C.6 to 16-1991]. See also C.164, 170-1988.
Subject depicted
Leaves
Bibliographic reference
Eidelberg, Martin. Eva Zeisel: Designer for Industry. Montreal: Le Château Dufresne, Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Montréal , 1984. ISBN 0969181507
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.14-1991

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Record createdNovember 3, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O171287/century-side-plate-zeisel-eva/
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