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

Homeweave

Plate
ca. 1952 (designed), 1953 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White squared plate with handpainted check pattern of interweaving thick marroon and thin grey stripes. Earthenware with hand-painted underglaze decoration.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Homeweave (manufacturer's title)
  • Stylecraft (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with hand-painted underglaze decoration
Brief description
Squared plate with marroon and grey check, 'Homeweave' pattern, 'Stylecraft' shape, earthenware, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, 1953
Physical description
White squared plate with handpainted check pattern of interweaving thick marroon and thin grey stripes. Earthenware with hand-painted underglaze decoration.
Dimensions
  • Maximum width: 23cm
Marks and inscriptions
'"HOMEWEAVE" / A GENUINE / HANDPAINTED DESIGN IN / PERMANENT ACID RESISTING / UNDERGLAZE COLOURS / Stylecraft / by / MIDWINTER / STAFFORDSHIRE / SEMI-PORCELAIN / MADE IN ENGLAND / REG.D 711843 839695[sic]' (Maker's mark printed (underglaze) on base.)
Gallery label
Plate 'Homeweave' 'Stylecraft' designer (decoration) Jessie Tait, designer (shape) Roy Midwinter, manufacturer W.R.Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, England; 1953, shape designed about 1952 Earthenware with hand-painted underglaze decoration C.29-1987 Given by Mr Richard Dennis(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mr Richard Dennis
Production
Shape designed ca. 1952, decoration designed 1953.
Collection
Accession number
C.29-1987

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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