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

Tureen and Cover

ca. 1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tureen and cover, earthenware 'neoclassic' or 'classic shape' printed with underglaze grey with blue crayon decoration. White body, cream glaze. Olive green line round edge of knob and lid, and around rim of tureen. Two olive green lines along each handle. Lid and sides of tureen decorated with a series of dark green prints and loops outside blue crayonned loops. The loops are in three lines foring overall fish-scale effect.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with printed decoration
Brief description
Tureen and cover, earthenware 'neoclassic' or 'classic shape' with printed decoration, Susie Cooper adaptation of shape, decorated by the Susie Cooper Pottery, made by Wood and Sons, England, ca. 1935.
Physical description
Tureen and cover, earthenware 'neoclassic' or 'classic shape' printed with underglaze grey with blue crayon decoration. White body, cream glaze. Olive green line round edge of knob and lid, and around rim of tureen. Two olive green lines along each handle. Lid and sides of tureen decorated with a series of dark green prints and loops outside blue crayonned loops. The loops are in three lines foring overall fish-scale effect.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.3cm
  • Width: 22.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CRAYON LOOP / A / SUSIE COOPER /PRODUCTION' (Printed in green)
  • 'CROWNWORK'S / BURSLEM / ENGLAND' (Printed in green)
  • A curvilinear mark (In blue crayon)
Collection
Accession number
C.95&A-1986

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Record createdOctober 21, 2008
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