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

Beaker

ca. 1937 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Beaker of glazed stoneware painted in copper red. Bell-shaped and painted with motives of crossed strokes and parallel lines and a band on the outside rim.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware painted in copper red
Brief description
Beaker of glazed stoneware painted in copper red, made by John Cole, Blackheath, ca. 1937.
Physical description
Beaker of glazed stoneware painted in copper red. Bell-shaped and painted with motives of crossed strokes and parallel lines and a band on the outside rim.
Dimensions
  • Depth: 6.7cm
  • Height: 7.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'EARTH' (Impressed)
Credit line
Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support
Object history
Acquisition details: given by Lt-Col. K. Dingwall, DSO, through the NACF
Bibliographic reference
Watson, Oliver. British Studio Pottery : the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, Oxford : Phaidon, Christie's, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990
Collection
Accession number
C.74-1937

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2000
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