Not on display

Royal Lancastrian Pottery

Bowl
ca. 1930-1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Company (maker)
Place of origin
Clifton Junction (made)

Wide bowl of earthenware with white glaze.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Art Pottery
Earthenware
Object type
Bowl
TitleRoyal Lancastrian Pottery (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware and glazed
Earthenware
Glaze
Wheel-Thrown
Glazed
Brief description
'Royal Lancastrian Pottery' wide bowl of earthenware with white glaze, made by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd, Clifton Junction, ca. 1930-1938.
Physical description
Wide bowl of earthenware with white glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 5.7cm
  • Diameter: 32.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A Lancastrian rose and 'P' monogram over 'ROYAL LANCASTRIAN / MADE IN ENGLAND' (Maker's mark impressed on base)
  • '3378' (Shape number impressed on base)
  • Textual information (label)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Bowl 'Royal Lancastrian Pottery'
Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd, Clifton Junction, near Manchester, England, ca.1930-1938


Circ.59-1938 Given by Pilkington's Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd.
Credit line
Given by Pilkingtons Tile and Pottery Co. Ltd
Object history
Displayed in the UK Pavilion at the 1937 Paris International Exhibition.
Bibliographic references
  • Hawkins, Jennifer and Marianne Hollis (ed), Thirties: British art and design before the war London, Arts Council, 1979 p.154
  • International Exhibition Paris 1937 : arts and crafts in modern life ; official guide, Paris : Éditions de la société pour le développement du tourisme, 1937 no.209 (?)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.59-1938

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O151641/royal-lancastrian-pottery-bowl-pilkingtons-tile-and/
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