On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Nature Study

Plate
ca. 1954 (designed), 1955 (designed)
Artist/Maker
W. R. Midwinter Ltd (manufacturer)
Conran, Terence (designer)
Midwinter, Roy (designer)
Place of origin
Burslem (made)

White squared rimless plate with printed stylised design of five leaves in black in printed underglaze decoration.

Object details

Category
Ceramics
Object type
Plate
Titles
  • Nature Study (manufacturer's title)
  • Fashion (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with transfer printed underglaze decoration
Brief description
White square plate with leaf design, earthenware, 'Nature study' pattern, 'Fashion' shape, made by W. R. Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, 1955
Physical description
White squared rimless plate with printed stylised design of five leaves in black in printed underglaze decoration.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.9cm
  • Width: 21.8cm
  • Depth: 21.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Designed by Terence Conran A GENUINE HAND ENGRAVING PERMANENT ACID RESISTING UNDERGLAZE COLOURS stylecraft fashion tableware by Midwinter STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND' (Maker's mark printed (underglaze) in black on base)
  • Drawing of butterfly (Maker's mark printed (underglaze) in black on base.)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Plate 'Nature Study' 'Fashion'
designer (decoration) Terence Conran, designer (shape) Roy Midwinter, manufacturer W.R.Midwinter Ltd., Burslem, England
1955, shape designed about 1954
Earthenware with transfer printed underglaze decoration

C.3-1986 Given by Mr Alexander Werner
Credit line
Given by Mr Alexander Werner
Production
Shape designed ca. 1954; decoration designed 1955.
Bibliographic reference
Peat, Alan. Midwinter: A Collector's Guide. 1992.
Other number
3.06
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.3-1986

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Record createdMay 8, 2008
Record URL
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