Walking in the Air

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Artist/Maker	Royal Doulton (manufacturer) Briggs, Raymond (designer)
Place of origin	Stoke-on-Trent (manufactured)

Bone china mug, bowl and plate assembled as a 'snowman' in presentation box. Snowman face on inside of plate and bowl, and complete figure on sides of all three pieces. Printed decoration with some snow flakes painted over the printing.

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Categories	Ceramics Bone China
Object type	Mug
Parts	This object consists of 4 parts. Mug Bowl Plate Box
Title	Walking in the Air (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Bone china with printed and painted decoration, cardboard with plastic Bone China Cardboard Plastic Printed Painted
Brief description	'Walking in the Air' mug, bowl and plate assembled as a 'Snowman' in presentation box, bone china with printed and painted decoration, design based on the story and drawings by Raymond Briggs, manufactured by Royal Doulton, England, 1984.
Physical description	Bone china mug, bowl and plate assembled as a 'snowman' in presentation box. Snowman face on inside of plate and bowl, and complete figure on sides of all three pieces. Printed decoration with some snow flakes painted over the printing.
Marks and inscriptions	'ROYAL DOULTON. ENGLAND. MADE IN ENGLAND. BONE CHINA' and lion and crown mark. 'Royal Doulton ® The Snowman TM Gift Collection. BONE CHINA. MADE IN ENGLAND © 1985 ROYAL DOULTON (UK) THE SNOWMAN © SNOWMAN ENTERPRISES LTD 1985'
Credit line	Given by the manufacturer
Production	Design based on the story and drawings by Raymond Briggs.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.2:1 to 4-1991

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Record created	October 28, 1998
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O9443/walking-in-the-air-mug-briggs-raymond/

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