Mug
1953 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Founded in April 1948 by Brigitte Appleby (nee Goldsmith, b.1926) and Eileen Mawson (b.1925), the Briglin pottery was a significant production pottery during the postwar period. based in Baker Street, and later Crawford Street, the pottery aimed to produce useful but decorative domestic earthenware. The pottery closed in 1990.
Influenced by Scandinavian modernism, Briglin earthenware had a white tin glaze finish with oxide decoration. This fully dated example showcases the pottery's signature use of tin glaze rather than the stoneware that was more typical of potteries of this type.
Influenced by Scandinavian modernism, Briglin earthenware had a white tin glaze finish with oxide decoration. This fully dated example showcases the pottery's signature use of tin glaze rather than the stoneware that was more typical of potteries of this type.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Mug, tin-glazed earthenware, Eileen Lewenstein and Brigitte Appleby, Briglin Pottery, 1953. |
| Physical description | Small tin-glazed earthenware mug of conical form, painted in blue with BRIGLIN 1953 decorated on each side with a small square of pale green glaze painted with a red-brown rectangular design containing a black eight-pointed star. |
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| Credit line | Given by Jennifer Opie |
| Summary | Founded in April 1948 by Brigitte Appleby (nee Goldsmith, b.1926) and Eileen Mawson (b.1925), the Briglin pottery was a significant production pottery during the postwar period. based in Baker Street, and later Crawford Street, the pottery aimed to produce useful but decorative domestic earthenware. The pottery closed in 1990. Influenced by Scandinavian modernism, Briglin earthenware had a white tin glaze finish with oxide decoration. This fully dated example showcases the pottery's signature use of tin glaze rather than the stoneware that was more typical of potteries of this type. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.91-2012 |
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| Record created | August 29, 2012 |
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