Not currently on display at the V&A

Milk Jug

1934-1935 (hallmarked)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A. E. Harvey together with Harold Stabler and Keith Murray, was amongst the first of the designers to produce designs for mass production. Domestic silver in a contemporary modernist style was made to order for the Goldsmiths' and Silversmiths' Company Ltd. and Mappin and Webb Ltd. and produced in the factories of Hukin and Heath Ltd. and Deakin and Francis Ltd.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silver, raised and soldered
Brief description
Silver, Birmingham hallmarks for 1934-5, mark of Hukin and Heath, designed by A.E. Harvey.
Physical description
Silver, beaker shaped body with angular spout and handle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2.75in
  • Width: 4in
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • Birmingham hallmarks for 1934-5
  • Mark of Hukin and Heath
Object history
Purchased from the manufacturer.
Summary
A. E. Harvey together with Harold Stabler and Keith Murray, was amongst the first of the designers to produce designs for mass production. Domestic silver in a contemporary modernist style was made to order for the Goldsmiths' and Silversmiths' Company Ltd. and Mappin and Webb Ltd. and produced in the factories of Hukin and Heath Ltd. and Deakin and Francis Ltd.
Collection
Accession number
M.74-1935

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Record createdJanuary 13, 2009
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