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

Cannes

Dish
ca. 1953 (designed), 1954 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White square dish of earthenware with steep sides and rounded corners. In the well is a black transfer print of a cafe scene with enamel colours.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Cannes (manufacturer's title)
  • Fashion (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with transfer-printed and hand-coloured underglaze decoration
Brief description
Square dish with cafe scene, 'Cannes' pattern, 'Fashion' shape, earthenware, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, 1954
Physical description
White square dish of earthenware with steep sides and rounded corners. In the well is a black transfer print of a cafe scene with enamel colours.
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.5cm
  • Width: 14.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Cannes drawings by Hugh Casson / Midwinter / Stylecraft / STAFFORSHIRE / ENGLAND / FASHION SHAPE' (Maker's mark printed (underglaze) in black on base)
  • Sketch of seaside town (Maker's mark printed (underglaze) in black on base)
Gallery label
Dish 'Cannes' 'Fashion' designer (decoration) Hugh Casson, designer (shape) Roy Midwinter, manufacturer W.R.Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, England 1954, shape designed about 1954 Earthenware with printed and hand-coloured underglaze decoration. C.100-1985 Given by Mrs E. Bonython(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. Bonython
Production
Fashion shape designed by Roy Midwinter about 1953. Decoration designed 1954.
Collection
Accession number
C.100-1985

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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