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

Vase

ca. 1951-1955 (designed), ca. 1953-1958 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tin-glazed earthenware vase, thrown and squeezed to form slightly square shape. Freely drawn vertical black lines, black rim and horizontal black stripes around base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
Brief description
Vase, tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration, manufactured by Rye Pottery Ltd., England, ca. 1953-1958.
Physical description
Tin-glazed earthenware vase, thrown and squeezed to form slightly square shape. Freely drawn vertical black lines, black rim and horizontal black stripes around base.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.3cm
  • Width: 11.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MADE IN / RYE / POTTERY / ENGLAND' (Stamped)
  • 'DDD' (Impressed mark stands for the thrower Dennis Townsend)
Object history
Dennis Townsend worked at the pottery between 1947-1958.
Bibliographic reference
Rye Pottery, London, 1996.
Collection
Accession number
C.245-1991

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Record createdNovember 20, 2008
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