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

Beaker

1933-1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Beaker of black basalt earthenware, cylindrical in shape with a small flared foot, and decorated with carved bands of a herring bone pattern.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Black basalt earthenware
Brief description
Beaker of black basalt earthenware, and cylindrical in shape with a small flared foot, designed by Keith Murray, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, 1933-1938.
Physical description
Beaker of black basalt earthenware, cylindrical in shape with a small flared foot, and decorated with carved bands of a herring bone pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.2cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WEDGWOOD' [Impressed]
  • 'KEITH MURRAY [in script] WEDGWOOD MADE IN ENGLAND' (Printed in red)
  • 'MADE IN ENGLAND X' (Incised)
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.679-1975

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Record createdNovember 6, 2008
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