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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Forest

Teacup and Saucer
1933-4 (pattern)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain tea cup and saucer with painted decoration in green, red, brown and yellow depicting formalised tree design.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tea Cup
  • Saucer
Titles
  • Forest (manufacturer's title)
  • Gay (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with painted decoration
Brief description
'Forest' teacup and saucer, 'Gay' formalised tree pattern design by Paul Nash, 1933-4, porcelain with painted decoration in green, red, brown and yellow, made by E. Brain & Co. ('Foley China'), Staffordshire, England
Physical description
Porcelain tea cup and saucer with painted decoration in green, red, brown and yellow depicting formalised tree design.
Gallery label
Cup and saucer, ‘Gay’ pattern England, Staffordshire, pattern designed 1933–4 Pattern by Paul Nash Made by E. Brain & Co. (‘Foley China’) Bone china, painted under the glaze Museum no. Circ.140&A-1961. Bequeathed by Mrs M. Nash (28/02/2014)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs M. Nash
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Pelik, Rowena. The Harrods Experiment. Ceramics. Aug. 1987, pp.33-41, ill.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.140&A-1961

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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