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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Plane Ware

Bowl
ca. 1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of stoneware. Double bell shape with a white body with a semi matt cream glaze. Decorated with two sets of three flange-type handles set on opposite sides and at asymmetrical heights, one to the other. These handles and the reserve flared foot are covered with a speckled blue glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePlane Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, glazed
Brief description
'Plane Ware' bowl of stoneware, made by Carter, Stabler & Adams Ltd., Poole, ca. 1930
Physical description
Bowl of stoneware. Double bell shape with a white body with a semi matt cream glaze. Decorated with two sets of three flange-type handles set on opposite sides and at asymmetrical heights, one to the other. These handles and the reserve flared foot are covered with a speckled blue glaze.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.4cm
  • Height: 14cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'POOLE / ENGLAND' (Impressed within a rectangle)
  • '257 P' (Incised, shape number)
  • '3' (Painted, glaze number)
  • 'PLANE WARE' (Printed in blue)
Gallery label
Bowl 'Plane Ware' made by Carter, Stabler & Adams Ltd., Poole, England, about 1930 Stoneware Circ.324-1976(23/05/2008)
Bibliographic reference
Hawkins, J. The Poole Potteries. London : Barrie & Jenkins. 1980, 92 p.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.324-1976

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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