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Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Chequers

Dish
ca. 1954 (designed (shape)), 1957 (designed (pattern))
Artist/Maker
W. R. Midwinter Ltd (manufacturer)
Conran, Terence (designer)
Midwinter, Roy (designer)
Place of origin
Burslem (made)

White squared-oval rimless dish, decorated with a printed linear black check interspersed with patches of green, yellow, grey or abstract black designs.


Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Dish
Titles
  • Chequers (manufacturer's title)
  • Fashion (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with printed and sponged underglaze decoration
Earthenware
Brief description
Dish, 'Chequers' pattern, 'Fashion' shape, earthenware with chequered pattern, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, 1957
Physical description
White squared-oval rimless dish, decorated with a printed linear black check interspersed with patches of green, yellow, grey or abstract black designs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3cm
  • Width: 24.8cm
  • Depth: 30.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CHEQUERS BY TERENCE CONRAN Permanent underglaze colour acid resistant hand engraving MIDWINTER MODERN Staffordshire England' (Maker's mark printed (underglaze) on base)
  • '£32' (Label on base)
  • Detail from print (Marker's mark printed (underglaze) on base between text)
Gallery label
Dish 'Chequers' 'Fashion' designer (decoration) Terence Conran, designer (shape) Roy Midwinter, manufacturer W.R.Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, England; 1957, shape designed about 1954 Earthenware with printed and sponged underglaze decoration C.17-1991
Object history
Purchase price reduced from £32 to £24.
Production
Shape designed ca. 1954; decoration designed 1957.
Bibliographic references
  • Pottery Gazette. April 1957.
  • Eatwell, Ann. Streamlined Ceramics. The Antique Dealer and Collector's Guide. May 1986.
Other number
2.05
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.17-1991

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Record createdMay 6, 2008
Record URL
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