Mug, white clay with coloured glazes, made by Churchill Tableware Ltd, Staffordshire, England, ca. 1980.

White clay cylindrical mug with pronounced throwing rings, loop handle and a brown glaze turning grey where thicker between the 'rings'

Given by Jennifer Opie, Paul Greenhalgh and Oliver Watson

This mug was part of the Ceramic Section's general coffee mugs for some years before being taken into the collection-its lack of chips pays testament to the strength of the material. The interest lies in the use of a 'hand made' design- a brown variable glaze and 'throwing-rings' - by an industrial based company using industrial materials and techniques, very different in nature from the hand-made studio-pot which it consciously imitates.

Part of a large collection of mugs acquired in 1991. This group [C.84 to 105-1991] were brought together from various sources and were presented by the donors - the Curator and Deputy Curators of the Ceramics and Glass Section. The collection aims to illustrate the various uses of the 'Mug as bearer of message' over the past decade.

C.102-1991