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

Jar

ca. 1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jar of earthenware, bulbous with a narrow neck and foot, covered with a creamy white matt 'Moonstone' glaze, and encircled with horizontal and regularly spaced ribs.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware and glazed
Brief description
Jar of earthenware, bulbous with a narrow neck and foot, covered with a creamy white matt 'Moonstone' glaze, designed by Keith Murray, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, ca. 1935.
Physical description
Jar of earthenware, bulbous with a narrow neck and foot, covered with a creamy white matt 'Moonstone' glaze, and encircled with horizontal and regularly spaced ribs.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 17.8cm
  • Height: 17.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Keith Murray [signature underlined] / WEDGWOOD / MADE IN ENGLAND' (Printed in blue green)
  • 'E' and 'H' [the 'H' is half-way below the 'E'] (Impressed)
Bibliographic reference
Wedgwood Catalogue of Bodies, Glazes and Shapes Current for 1940-1950. Etruria: Wedgwood and Sons, ca. 1950.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.530-1974

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Record createdNovember 3, 2008
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