Not on display

Cannes

Tureen and Cover
ca. 1954 (designed), ca. 1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
W. R. Midwinter Ltd (manufacturer)
Casson, Hugh Maxwell (designer)
Midwinter, Roy (designer)
Place of origin
Burslem (made)

The tureen has a white round body with four upswept corners giving a square appearance.The lid rests upon a round hip within the top. The loop handle is semi-circular. The tureen body is sky blue and the lid is decorated with a cafe and harbour scene printed in black and infilled with brown, blue and yellow.

Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Tureen and cover
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen
  • Cover
Titles
  • Cannes (manufacturer's title)
  • Fashion (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with aerographed, printed and hand-coloured underglaze decoration
Brief description
Tureen and cover, 'Cannes' pattern, 'Fashion' shape, earthenware, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., England, ca. 1960.
Physical description
The tureen has a white round body with four upswept corners giving a square appearance.The lid rests upon a round hip within the top. The loop handle is semi-circular. The tureen body is sky blue and the lid is decorated with a cafe and harbour scene printed in black and infilled with brown, blue and yellow.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12cm
  • Width: 22.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Midwinter, stylecraft, STAFFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, FASHION SHAPE, 12-60' (Maker's mark printed (underglaze) in black on base of tureen)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Tureen and cover 'Cannes' 'Fashion'
designer (decoration) Hugh Casson, designer (shape) Roy Midwinter, manufacturer W.R.Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, England
1954, shape designed about 1954
Earthenware with aerographed, printed and hand-coloured underglaze decoration

C.95:& A-1985 Given by Mrs E. Bonython
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. Bonython
Production
Fashion shape designed by Roy Midwinter about 1954
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.95&A-1985

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O151779/cannes-tureen-and-cover-casson-hugh-maxwell/
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