Soho
Plate
2003 (designed), 2004 (made)
2003 (designed), 2004 (made)
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According to Portmeirion's press release 'all the items in the range are mult-functional, able to morph and adapt to anything from tapas to sushi, pasta to Thai'. According to David Queensberry, the range was designed in response to changing practices, including the popularity of world cuisine and ready prepared food, and was intended to be equally suitable for formal dining at table and eating from a tray on one's lap.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, industrially formed or 'jolleyed', with clear glaze; banding applied by automated process |
| Brief description | Coup plate with upturned edge, white banded in dark brown, 'Soho' range in 'Nightline' pattern, designed by Queensberry Hunt Design Group 2003 for Portmeirion Potteries Ltd, made Stoke-on-Trent, 2004 |
| Physical description | Circular coup plate with upturned edge; made from white industrially formed or 'jolleyed' earthenware with clear glaze. Banded around edge in dark brown ('Nightline' pattern) by automated process, not by hand. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'PORTMEIRION Soho nightline dishwasher, microwave, freezer safe Made in Britain www.portmeirion.com Quality by Design for Life' (Printed in black) |
| 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. |
| Summary | According to Portmeirion's press release 'all the items in the range are mult-functional, able to morph and adapt to anything from tapas to sushi, pasta to Thai'. According to David Queensberry, the range was designed in response to changing practices, including the popularity of world cuisine and ready prepared food, and was intended to be equally suitable for formal dining at table and eating from a tray on one's lap. |
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| Accession number | C.42-2005 |
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| Record created | September 1, 2005 |
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