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Soho

Mug
2003 (designed), 2004 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Industrially formed or 'jolleyed' white earthenware mug, with clear glaze; u-shaped body on low foot, with strap handle. Banded around foot and rim in very dark brown ('Nightline' pattern) by automated process, not by hand.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Soho (manufacturer's title)
  • Nightline (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, industrially formed or 'jolleyed', with clear glaze; banding applied by automated process
Brief description
Mug, white banded in dark brown, 'Soho' range in 'Nightline' pattern, designed by Queensberry Hunt Design Group in 2003 for Portmeirion Potteries Ltd, made in Stoke-on-Trent, 2004
Physical description
Industrially formed or 'jolleyed' white earthenware mug, with clear glaze; u-shaped body on low foot, with strap handle. Banded around foot and rim in very dark brown ('Nightline' pattern) by automated process, not by hand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.6cm
  • Diameter: 9.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PORTMEIRION Soho nightline dishwasher, microwave, freezer safe Made in Britain www.portmeirion.com Quality by Design for Life' (Printed in black)
  • Barcode (Printed on paper label)
Credit line
Given by Portmeirion Potteries Ltd.
Production
For Queensberry Hunt's computer design drawings for the 'Soho' range, including working drawings for the teapot, see E.139 to 143-2005.
Collection
Accession number
C.32-2005

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Record createdAugust 26, 2005
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