Midwinter Modern
Saucer
ca. 1957 (designed)
ca. 1957 (designed)
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Melamine saucer in red.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Melamine |
| Brief description | Saucer, melamine, Midwinter Modern, designed by A.H. Woodfull and John Vale, ca. 1957 |
| Physical description | Melamine saucer in red. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'BREAK RESISTANT / TABLEWARE / MIDWINTER / MODERN / MADE IN ENGLAND' within a squared-off circular line, moulded on base |
| Credit line | Given by the Council of Industrial Design |
| Object history | CoID Design of the Year 1957. One of four items from the range acquired by the Museum. |
| Production | Designed by A. H. 'Woody' Woodfull and John Vale of the British Industrial Plastics Product Design Unit, Oldbury, Birmingham. Made by Streetly Manufacturing Co. Ltd. for Midwinter Ltd., using 'Melmex' melamine made by British Industrial Plastics Chemicals Ltd., Birmingham. |
| Bibliographic reference | V&A Ceramcis and Glass Collection Object Information File |
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| Accession number | CIRC.452-1963 |
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| Record created | February 20, 2008 |
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