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

Hallcraft/Century

Bowl and Cover
1956 (made), ca. 1955 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl and cover of white earthenware, covered with clear, colourless glaze. Ovoid body with two wing-like points to the rim; oval lid with 'pulled-up' knob.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Basin
  • Sugar Basin Cover
TitleHallcraft/Century (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, cast, glazed
Brief description
'Hallcraft/Century' bowl and cover, white earthenware, designed by Eva Zeisel (b. 1906) about 1955, made by Hall China Co., Ohio, USA, 1956.
Physical description
Bowl and cover of white earthenware, covered with clear, colourless glaze. Ovoid body with two wing-like points to the rim; oval lid with 'pulled-up' knob.
Dimensions
  • Length: 13.0cm
  • Include points width: 13.7cm
  • With lid height: 10.7cm
Gallery label
Bowl and cover Designed by Eva Zeisel Earthenware C.169&A-1988(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
This bowl was presented as one of the prototype examples from the 'Century' service and therefore nearest to Eva Zeisel's original intentions.
Bibliographic reference
Eidelberg, Martin. Eva Zeisel, published with an exhibition organised by Le Château Dufresne, Musée des Arts Déciratifs de Montréal and the Smithsonian Institution Travelling Exhibition Service, 1984, pp. 52-57, 86, 113-4.
Collection
Accession number
C.169&A-1988

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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