Magic City

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V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Artist/Maker	Portmeirion Potteries Ltd. (manufacturers) Williams-Ellis, Susan (designer)
Place of origin	Stoke-on-Trent (made)

Coffee cup and saucer, 'Magic City' pattern,'Serif' shape, moulded earthenware with transfer-printed enamel decoration, designed by Susan Williams-Ellis and made by Portmeirion Potteries Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent, launched 1966

Object details

Categories	Ceramics Earthenware Tea, Coffee & Chocolate Wares
Object type	Coffee cup and saucer
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Cup Saucer
Title	Magic City (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Earthenware, moulded, with transfer-printed enamel decoration Earthenware Moulded Printed
Brief description	Coffee cup and saucer, 'Magic City' pattern,'Serif' shape, moulded earthenware with transfer-printed enamel decoration, designed by Susan Williams-Ellis and made by Portmeirion Potteries Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent, launched 1966
Physical description	Coffee cup and saucer, 'Magic City' pattern,'Serif' shape, moulded earthenware with transfer-printed enamel decoration, designed by Susan Williams-Ellis and made by Portmeirion Potteries Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent, launched 1966
Marks and inscriptions	'MAGIC CITY DESIGNED BY SUSAN WILLIAMS-ELLIS PORTMEIRION POTTERY Stoke-on-Trent MADE IN ENGLAND' within ornage oval (Printed in white) "MAGIC CITY DESIGNED BY SUSAN WILLIAMS-ELLIS PORTMEIRION POTTERY Stoke-on-Trent MADE IN ENGLAND" (Printed in orange oval on white)
Gallery label	Coffee set 'Magic City' Designed by Susan Willaims-Ellis, made by Portmeirion Potteries Ltd., Stoke-on-Trent; about 1970 Moulded earthenware with printed decoration C.233:1&2, 234, 235 and 237:1&2-1993
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.237:1, 2-1993

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Record created	May 8, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O154247/magic-city-coffee-cup-and-williams-ellis-susan/

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