Coffee Pot and Cover
1936 (made)
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Coffee pot and cover of cream glazed earthenware. Square in form with parallel sides. The outside is speckled with an oatmeal matt glaze.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Coffee pot and cover of cream glazed earthenware, George Clews & Co. Ltd., Tunstall, 1936 |
| Physical description | Coffee pot and cover of cream glazed earthenware. Square in form with parallel sides. The outside is speckled with an oatmeal matt glaze. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'GEO.CLEWS & CO. LTD / TURNSTALL / CUNARD / STEAM-SHIP CO. LTD / STONIER'S / LIVERPOOL / PATENT NOS. 715954-6 / 71757.717702 ETC' (Printed on the base) |
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| Object history | Part of a set C.150 to F-1977. Supplied for the Cunard Steam Shipping Co., by Stoniers of Liverpool in 1936. George Clews & Co. was one of a number of firms that made ‘Cube’ teapots and accessories for domestic and commercial use. Large orders of ceramics were supplied by the firm for ocean liners including the Queen Mary (1936), Mauritania (1939) and the Queen Elizabeth (1946). |
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| Accession number | C.150B&C-1977 |
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| Record created | May 20, 2010 |
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