Not currently on display at the V&A

Bin Label

second half of the 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Etruria (made)

Bin label of cream-coloured earthenware (Queen's ware), unglazed. Pentagonal with a hole for suspension at the top. Painted in black with the name 'HOCK.'


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Bin label
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware
Earthenware
Lead Glaze
Glazed
Brief description
Bin label, plus one small fragment.; cream-coloured earthenware (Queen's ware), unglazed, made at Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, Staffordshire, second half of the 18th century
Physical description
Bin label of cream-coloured earthenware (Queen's ware), unglazed. Pentagonal with a hole for suspension at the top. Painted in black with the name 'HOCK.'
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.9cm
  • Width: 14cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WEDGWOOD' (Impressed)
  • Two crosses (Impressed)
  • 'HOCK' (Painted in black)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
2448-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O341631/bin-label-josiah-wedgwood-and/
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