Cannes
Coffee Pot and Cover
1954 (pattern), 1954 (shape)
1954 (pattern), 1954 (shape)
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Coffee pot with white body of triangular ovoid shape with a long gently curving spout and elongated handle. The print on both sides depicts a street cafe with a stripped awning, printed in black and infilled with yellow, blue and red-brown enamels. The triangular lid is sky blue.
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, transfer-printed and painted under the glaze |
| Brief description | Earthenware triangular ovoid coffee pot with transfer printed and underglaze painting depicting a street cafe scene, 'Cannes' pattern, 'Fashion' shape by Roy Midwinter, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, 1954 |
| Physical description | Coffee pot with white body of triangular ovoid shape with a long gently curving spout and elongated handle. The print on both sides depicts a street cafe with a stripped awning, printed in black and infilled with yellow, blue and red-brown enamels. The triangular lid is sky blue. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. Bonython |
| Bibliographic reference | Breward Christopher and Wood, Ghislaine. British design from 1948:Innovation in the Modern Age . London, V&A publishing, 2012. p121.. ISBN 978 1 851776740 |
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| Accession number | C.94&A-1985 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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