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

Contrast

Milk Jug
ca. 1975 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Milk jug with handle, of stoneware, with a brown body and with the inside glazed white, and has a thick black line and a thin white band sprayed at the base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleContrast (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware and glazed
Brief description
'Contrast' milk jug of stoneware with handle, and with a brown body, from Lancaster tableware range, with the inside glazed white and with white sprayed on decoration and machine banding, designed by Martin Hunt, made by Hornsea Pottery Co. Ltd., Hornsea, ca. 1975.
Physical description
Milk jug with handle, of stoneware, with a brown body and with the inside glazed white, and has a thick black line and a thin white band sprayed at the base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11cm
  • Maximum width: 17.5cm
  • Diameter: 11cm
Marks and inscriptions
'LANCASTER VITRAMIC / HORNSEA ENGLAND / CONTRAST / OVENPROOF / DISHWASHER PROOF / DESIGN COUNCIL AWARD 1975' (On base)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Won a Design Council Award in 1975.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.62-1977

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Record createdNovember 11, 2008
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