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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 142, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Gallery

Cruet Set

1950-55 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rie, Lucie (makers)

Cruet set by Lucie Rie, 1950-1955, stoneware with black and white glazes.


Object details

Category
Studio Pottery
Object type
Cruet set
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Salt Cellar
  • Pepper Pot
  • Mustard Bowl Body (Cruet Set)
  • Mustard Bowl Cover (Cruet Set)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, white and black glazes
Stoneware
Brief description
Cruet set by Lucie Rie, 1950-1955, stoneware with black and white glazes.
Dimensions
  • Pepper pot height: 9.5cm
  • Salt cellar height: 9.5cm
  • Mustard bowl height: 5.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'LR' in monogram, impressed
Object history
Acquisition details: Lady Semphill, Sudbury

RF number: 81/1429
Bibliographic references
  • Watson, Oliver. British Studio Pottery : the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, Oxford : Phaidon, Christie's, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990
  • Lucie Rie: A Retrospective. Tokyo: Nikkei Inc, 2010 p.80
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.58 to C-1982

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O19643/cruet-set-rie-lucie/
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