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Zambesi

Milk Jug
ca. 1954 (shape), ca. 1956 (pattern)
Artist/Maker
W. R. Midwinter Ltd (manufacturer)
Tait, Jessie (pattern)
Midwinter, Roy (shape)
Place of origin
Burslem (made)

Milk jug, rounded angular shape with upward sweeping handle. Decorated with pattern of zebra stripes, handle red.

Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Milk jug
Titles
  • Zambesi (manufacturer's title)
  • Fashion (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
'Zambesi' pattern milk jug designed by Jessie Tait, 1956, with zebra-striped pattern and red handles, 'Fashion' shape by Roy Midwinter, about 1954, earthenware, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, ca. 1956
Physical description
Milk jug, rounded angular shape with upward sweeping handle. Decorated with pattern of zebra stripes, handle red.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.6cm
  • Width: 12.3cm
Gallery label
Milk jug 'Zambesi' 'Fashion'
designer (decoration) Jessie Tait, designer (shape) Roy Midwinter, W.R.Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, England; about 1956, shape designed about 1954


C.13-1992
Production
Shape designed ca. 1954; decoration designed ca. 1956.
Other number
2.07
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.13-1992

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Record createdMay 6, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O154066/zambesi-milk-jug-tait-jessie/
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