Not on display

Casserole and Cover

1981 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware casserole and cover with brown salt-glaze. The body and glaze is of saltstone; a mixture of red clay, calcined animal bone, feldspar and iron oxide.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Casserole
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Salt-glazed stoneware
Brief description
Casserole and cover, salt-glazed stoneware, made by Moira Pottery, England, 1981.
Physical description
Stoneware casserole and cover with brown salt-glaze. The body and glaze is of saltstone; a mixture of red clay, calcined animal bone, feldspar and iron oxide.
Dimensions
  • With lid length: 16.1cm
  • Diameter: 20.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'OVEN and Freezer-proof / MOIRA / Farmhouse Stoneware / MADE IN ENGLAND / Microwave and Dishwasher-safe' together with a stylised pictogram of a farmhouse (Mark in black on base)
  • 'MOIRA /SALTSTONE' within an oval (Impressed on side)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Collection
Accession number
C.168&A-1981

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Record createdOctober 13, 2008
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