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

Biscuit Barrel and Cover

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

Biscuit barrel and cover of red stoneware covered with a white slip.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Biscuit Barrel
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Stoneware covered with a white slip and painted
Brief description
Biscuit barrel and cover of stoneware, made by Carter, Stabler & Adams Ltd., Poole, ca. 1930
Physical description
Biscuit barrel and cover of red stoneware covered with a white slip.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15cm
  • Diameter: 12.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'POOLE / ENGLAND' (Impressed within a rectangle)
  • '230' (Incised, shape number)
  • '/GPA' (Painted, pattern code)
  • Arrow pointing upwards to the right (Painted, painters code, unknown)
Gallery label
Biscuit barrel made by Carter, Stabler & Adams Ltd., Poole, England, about 1930 Stoneware Circ.377&A-1976(23/05/2008)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
The Poole potteries : February to April 1978, London, HMSO, 1978
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.377&A-1976

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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