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

Spanish Garden

Cup and Saucer
1960 (designed), 1966 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer with stylised print of flowers, leaves and stems in light and dark turquoise, deep blue and olive green on a white ground. Earthenware with silk-screen decoration printed by cover-coat method.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
Titles
  • Spanish Garden (manufacturer's title)
  • Fine (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with silk-screen decoration printed by cover-coat method
Brief description
Cup and saucer, 'Spanish Garden' pattern, 'Fine' shape, earthenware, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, 1966
Physical description
Cup and saucer with stylised print of flowers, leaves and stems in light and dark turquoise, deep blue and olive green on a white ground. Earthenware with silk-screen decoration printed by cover-coat method.
Dimensions
  • Cup height: 7.1cm
  • Cup diameter: 10.9cm
  • Saucer height: 2.2cm
  • Saucer diameter: 14.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'FINE TABLEWARE STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND SHAPES DESIGNED BY THE MARQUIS OF QUEENSBERRY' (Maker's mark printed (underglaze) in black on base)
Gallery label
Cup and Saucer 'Spanish Garden' 'Fine' designer (decoration) Jessie Tait, designer (shape) David Queensberry, manufacturer W.R.Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, England 1966, shape designed 1960 Earthenware with silk-screen printed decoration using the cover-coat method C.137:& A-1985 Given by Mrs Jessie Hazelhurst(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Jessie Hazelhurst
Production
Shape designed 1960
Collection
Accession number
C.137&A-1985

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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