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Marrakesh

Coffee Pot
1992 (designed), 1996 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Coffee pot of buff stoneware, upright oval chape, with mottled brown matt glaze and four vertical mosaic-like bands, and white glazed interior. A mosaic-like band around the flange of the lid.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Cover
Titles
  • Marrakesh (manufacturer's title)
  • Sovereign (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, coloured glazes
Brief description
Coffee pot, stoneware, 'Marrakesh' pattern, designed by Claire Bernard, 1992, made Denby, England, 1996
Physical description
Coffee pot of buff stoneware, upright oval chape, with mottled brown matt glaze and four vertical mosaic-like bands, and white glazed interior. A mosaic-like band around the flange of the lid.
Dimensions
  • With lid height: 21.5cm
  • Width: 22.5cm
  • Depth: 13.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'DENBY / HANDCRAFTED / OVEN MICROWAVE FREEZER / DISHWASHER SAFE / ENGLAND' within a rectangle and 'MARRAKESH' below (Printed in black)
  • 'DENBY MARRAKESH / COFFEE POT / [barcode] / 745606110103' (Paper label)
Credit line
Given by The Denby Pottery Company Ltd.
Object history
Shown by Denby and selected for acquisition by the Museum at the International Spring Fair, NEC, Birmingham, February 1996.
Bibliographic reference
Irene and Gordon Hopwood. Denby Pottery 1809-1997. Shepton Beauchamp: Richard Dennis, 1997
Collection
Accession number
C.33:1, 2-1998

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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