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

Creation

Sugar Pot and Cover
1972 (designed), ca. 1972 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar pot and cover with white cylindrical body, deep shoulder, tall neck and domed lid; pale grey glaze speckled with fine spots of brown, bands of brown at shoulder, base and and base of lid.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Pot
  • Cover
Titles
  • Creation (manufacturer's title)
  • Stonehenge (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with a speckled glaze and painted decoration
Brief description
Sugar pot with speckled cylindrical body and bands at shoulder, 'Creation' pattern, 'Stonehenge' shape, earthenware, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, 1972
Physical description
Sugar pot and cover with white cylindrical body, deep shoulder, tall neck and domed lid; pale grey glaze speckled with fine spots of brown, bands of brown at shoulder, base and and base of lid.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.1cm
  • Diameter: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'MADE IN ENGLAND / C [in circle] / MIDWINTER' (Maker's mark moulded on base.)
Gallery label
Sugar pot and cover 'Creation' 'Stonehenge' designer (decoration) Eve Midwinter, designer (shape) Roy Midwinter, manufacturer W.R.Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, England; 1972, shape designed about 1972 Earthenware with a speckled glaze and painted decoration C.113:1,2-1996
Production
Decoration designed 1972; shape designed ca. 1972. 'Creation' on Stonehenge was in production until 1990.
Bibliographic reference
Peat, Alan. Midwinter: A Collector's Guide. 1992.
Other number
4.03
Collection
Accession number
C.113:1, 2-1996

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Record createdApril 30, 2008
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