'Oxford' and 'Cambridge'
Soup Bowl
1985 (made)
1985 (made)
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Queensberry Hunt are the leading UK ceramic design practice of the post-war period. Formed in 1966 by david Queensberry, then Professor of Ceramics at the RCA, and his former student Martin hunt. the partnership have designed ceramics for major producers and retailers around the globe. These include Wedgwood, Hornsea, Rosenthal, Habitat, Crate and Barrel, John Lewis and Jamie Oliver. Their practice spans a period of immense change in the industry, brought about by the adoption of new technologies, and the shift in production towards East Asia. Working in an essentially modernist aesthetic, Queensberry Hunt have been responsible for some of the most familiar and best-selling tableware of recent decades.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | 'Oxford' and 'Cambridge' (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, glaze |
| Brief description | 'Oxford' and 'Cambridge' soup bowl, earthenware, turned decoration through coloured slips, designed by David Queensberry and Robin Levien for Habitat, made by T.G. Green & Co. Ltd, Church Gresley, Derbyshire, 1985. |
| Physical description | Soup bowl of earthenware, the inside, base and hadle are covered with a mustard glaze, while the outer is covered in a blue glaze with mustard banding. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Company stamp and 'MADE IN / ENGLAND' (Printed on base in blue) |
| Object history | Exhibited in the Queensberry Hunt exhibition in the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2012 |
| Summary | Queensberry Hunt are the leading UK ceramic design practice of the post-war period. Formed in 1966 by david Queensberry, then Professor of Ceramics at the RCA, and his former student Martin hunt. the partnership have designed ceramics for major producers and retailers around the globe. These include Wedgwood, Hornsea, Rosenthal, Habitat, Crate and Barrel, John Lewis and Jamie Oliver. Their practice spans a period of immense change in the industry, brought about by the adoption of new technologies, and the shift in production towards East Asia. Working in an essentially modernist aesthetic, Queensberry Hunt have been responsible for some of the most familiar and best-selling tableware of recent decades. |
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| Accession number | C.20-2014 |
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| Record created | April 1, 2014 |
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