Homemaker
Plate
1950s (made), 1957 (designed)
1950s (made), 1957 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
White earthenware plate, round and rimless. Decorated with "Homemaker" pattern, elements of 1950s furniture and furnishings, on a ground of crossed black lines.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Homemaker (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | White earthenware with transfer-printed decoration |
| Brief description | "Homemaker" plate, white earthenware with transfer-printed decoration, decoration designed by Enid Seeney, shape designed by Tom Arnold, made by Ridgway Potteries Ltd., England, 1950s. |
| Physical description | White earthenware plate, round and rimless. Decorated with "Homemaker" pattern, elements of 1950s furniture and furnishings, on a ground of crossed black lines. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'RIDGWAY POTTERIES LTD / MADE IN STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND / HOMEMAKER / ALL COLOURS GUARANTEED / UNDERGLAZE AND DETERGENT PROOF' (Printed in black) |
| Object history | See C.67-1982, C.54-1990, C.179 to 180-1991 for other wares in this pattern. See C.67-1982 for further information. See also 'Homemaker' Subject Information File. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Baker, Malcolm and Richardson, Brenda, eds. A Grand Design : The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: V&A Publications, 1997. 431 p., ill. ISBN 1851773088. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.53-1991 |
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| Record created | November 3, 2008 |
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