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

Sherwood

Bowl
ca. 1934 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sugar bowl of porcelain, painted in green, pink, black and greenish grey, and decorated with a wide border of formal leaves.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSherwood (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain and painted
Brief description
'Sherwood' sugar bowl of porcelain and decorated with a wide border of formal leaves, designed by Freda Beardmore, made by E. Brain & Co. Ltd (Foley), Fenton, ca. 1934.
Physical description
Sugar bowl of porcelain, painted in green, pink, black and greenish grey, and decorated with a wide border of formal leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.9cm
  • Diameter: 11.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'FOLEY / ENGLISH BONE CHINA / by / Freda Beardmore / ARTIST'S / COPYRIGHT RESERVED' (Printed in black)
Credit line
Given by Messers E. Brain & Co.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Pelik, Rowena. The Harrods Experiment. Ceramics. Aug. 1987, pp.33-41, ill.
Collection
Accession number
C.904-1935

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Record createdOctober 15, 2008
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