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

Duo

Jug
1976/77 (made), 1976/77 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Jug of 'Duo' shape and 'Symmetric' pattern. Straight-sided with round handle. White body with stripe in gold with block of pinks, black line.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Duo (series title)
  • Symmetric (series title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with on-glaze silk-screen transfer printing ("slide off") in colours and gold
Brief description
Jug of 'Duo' shape and 'Symmetric' pattern, porcelain with on-glaze silk-screen transfer printing ("slide off") in colours and gold; shape designed by Ambrogio Pozzi, decoration designed by Rosemonde Nairac, manufactured by Rosenthal AG (at Rothbühl Factory, Selb), Germany, pattern designed in 1976/77, made 1976/77.
Physical description
Jug of 'Duo' shape and 'Symmetric' pattern. Straight-sided with round handle. White body with stripe in gold with block of pinks, black line.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.2cm
  • To widest point of spout and handle width: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Rosenthal / studio-linie / |GERMANY|' and crossed swords and crown, printed in green
Credit line
Given by Rosemonde Nairac
Object history
Shown Hanover Spring Trade Fair 1997.
The information about the design and manufacture was supplied by the donor at the time of the gift. A body of archival material was also acquired by the Archive of Art and Design at the same time as this group of ceramics.
Production
Made at Rothbühl Factory, Selb, Germany. Never in production.
Bibliographic reference
See Subject and Object Information Files.
Collection
Accession number
C.110-1997

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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