Queensberry Stripe
Coffee Pot
ca.1962 (pattern), ca.1961 (shape)
ca.1962 (pattern), ca.1961 (shape)
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White cylindrical body with tapering shoulders, flattened lid and knob; broad vertical mottled stripes of ochre, grey and black on the body, band of colour about lid and knob, white handle and spout.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with printed underglaze decoration |
| Brief description | Coffee pot, 'Queensberry Stripe' pattern, 'Fine' shape,designed by David Queensberry, cylindrical body withtransfer-printed vertical bands of ochre, grey and black, earthenware, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, 1961-2 |
| Physical description | White cylindrical body with tapering shoulders, flattened lid and knob; broad vertical mottled stripes of ochre, grey and black on the body, band of colour about lid and knob, white handle and spout. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'QUEENSBERRY / Midwinter / FINE TABLEWARE / STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND / SHAPES DESIGNED BY THE / MARQUIS OF QUEENSBERRY' (Maker's mark printed (underglaze) in black on base) |
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| Object history | Set comprising coffee pot, two cups and saucers, and sugar bowl bought for £25. |
| Historical context | The 'Fine' shape was a runaway success in the early 1960s, and the Queensberry Stripe was the most successful of the first patterns. David Queensberry claimed that it took him only half an hour with some chalk to produce the lithographic plates from which the first transfers were made. |
| Production | Shape designed 1960; decoration designed 1962. |
| Bibliographic reference | Walker, S. Queensberry Hunt: Creativity and Industry. 1992. pp. 14-16, ill. p.15. |
| Other number | 3.02 |
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| Accession number | C.127:1, 2-1992 |
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| Record created | April 30, 2008 |
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