Figure
1950 (made), 1940-1945 (designed)
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Figure in the shape of a bull decorated with motifs of the signs of the zodiac
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cream coloured earthenware decorated with transfer printed motifs based on the signs of the zodiac |
| Brief description | Figure, Zodiac Bull, Earthenware, transfer-printed, 1950 |
| Physical description | Figure in the shape of a bull decorated with motifs of the signs of the zodiac |
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| Gallery label | Figure of a bull
Designed by Arnold Mackin, made by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent, 1950
Porcelain
Circ276-1951(23/05/2008) |
| Object history | In April 1979 Arnold Machin wrote to the Museum: 'I designed ... a Zodiac Bull which I think is the most interesting piece of the period. It was made during the war and at that time Wedgwood were manufacturing mainly army mugs and utility ware which would be produced by semi-skilled labour. Even the moulding weams were part of the design and the forms were simplified so that the workers who finished the mugs with a sponge were able to use the same process on the bull without any extra care or skill. The decoration of the zodiac signs were drawn by myself on the lithographic plates and all the decoration including eyes, nostrils etc., were mechanically achieved thus eliminating the necessity of any special skills and preserving the original quality' |
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| Accession number | CIRC.276-1951 |
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| Record created | January 11, 2000 |
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