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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Fashion

Milk Jug
ca. 1954 (shape), ca. 1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware milk jug of streamlined triangular shape with upsweeping handle and lip. The handle of elongated ear shape. The jug is areograhped both inside and out with sky blue glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFashion (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with aerographed colour
Brief description
'Cannes' milk jug, earthenware, shape designed by Roy Midwinter, 1954, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., England, ca. 1960.
Physical description
Earthenware milk jug of streamlined triangular shape with upsweeping handle and lip. The handle of elongated ear shape. The jug is areograhped both inside and out with sky blue glaze.
Dimensions
  • With handle height: 8.5cm
  • Length: 12cm
  • Width: 7.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Midwinter Modern FASHION SHAPE Staffordshire England' (Maker's mark printed in blue on base)
Gallery label
Milk jug 'Fashion' , designer (shape) Roy Midwintermanufacturer W.R.Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, England about 1960, shape designed about 1954 Earthenware with aerographed colour C.97-1985 Given by Mrs E. Bonython(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. Bonython
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
C.97-1985

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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