Arizona
Plate
ca.1934 (made)
ca.1934 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Circular dinner plate of earthenware, with a sloping rim and a depressed circular centre, and the rim and centre is decorated with hand painted bands in two shades of green, and these bands are slightly curved around a further band of pink, and on the concave edge of each band is a brown trefoil shape, and the rim is further decorated with grey brush strokes between the main decoration, and all is painted over a white glazed ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Arizona (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, enamel, glazed and painted |
| Brief description | 'Arizona' pattern circular dinner plate of earthenware, with a sloping rim and a depressed circular centre, and decoration painted over a white glazed ground, designed by Paul Nash, made by Arthur J. Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. under the direction of Clarice Cliff, Burslem, ca. 1934. |
| Physical description | Circular dinner plate of earthenware, with a sloping rim and a depressed circular centre, and the rim and centre is decorated with hand painted bands in two shades of green, and these bands are slightly curved around a further band of pink, and on the concave edge of each band is a brown trefoil shape, and the rim is further decorated with grey brush strokes between the main decoration, and all is painted over a white glazed ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'DESIGNED BY / Paul Nash [signature] / PRODUCED / Bizarre / by / Clarice Cliff / WILKINSON LTD / ENGLAND / COPYRIGHT RESERVED / FIRST EDITION' (Printed in black) |
| Gallery label | Tureen and plate, ‘Arizona’ pattern
England, Staffordshire, about 1934
Pattern designed by Paul Nash,
made by Arthur J. Wilkinson Ltd
Earthenware, painted in enamels
Museum nos. Circ. 435&A, 430-1975(5/3/14) |
| Object history | Part of a pair of dinner plates CIRC.429, 430-1975. |
| Production | Made under the direction of Clarice Cliff. |
| Bibliographic reference | Lambert, Susan. Paul Nash as Designer. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1975. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.430-1975 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2008 |
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