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

Red Domino

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

White plate with squared rim and circular well; plain centre and red rim with white spots.


Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Red Domino (manufacturer's title)
  • Stylecraft (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with hand-painted underglaze decoration
Brief description
'Red Domino' pattern squared plate, red rim with white spots, 'Stylecraft' shape, earthenware, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, 1953
Physical description
White plate with squared rim and circular well; plain centre and red rim with white spots.
Dimensions
  • Height: 2cm
  • At widest point diameter: 23.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'stylecraft / by Midwinter / STAFFORDSHIRE / MADE IN ENGLAND' (Maker's mark printed on base)
Gallery label
Plate 'Red Domino' '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.135-1992
Object history
C.131 to 155-1992 purchased for £30.
Production
Shape designed ca. 1952, decoration designed 1953.
Bibliographic references
  • Walker, Susannah. Contemporary/Moderne: British Mass-Produced Tableware of the 1950s. MA Thesis, V&A/RCA History of Design, 1990.
  • Peat, Alan Midwinter: A collector's guide. Moffat: Cameron & Hollis, 1992, cpt. 2, ill. pp.16-17. ISBN 0906506069
Other number
1.01
Collection
Accession number
C.135-1992

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Record createdMay 6, 2008
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