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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Calypso

Plate
ca. 1985 (designed), ca. 1986 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Rimless circular plate, white earthenware with printed overglaze decoration of a trellis pattern in green balanced by a circle of yellow.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCalypso (series title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with printed overglaze decoration
Brief description
'Calypso' plate, earthenware with printed overglaze decoration, designed by Roy Midwinter and David Harper, manufactured by Federated Potteries, England, ca. 1986.
Physical description
Rimless circular plate, white earthenware with printed overglaze decoration of a trellis pattern in green balanced by a circle of yellow.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 19.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
"'CALYPSO' Roy Midwinter Designer Collection by Federated Potteries Staffordshire England" (Printed in green and yellow)
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Object history
From the 'Calypso' range (discontinued in 1986) of Federated Potteries' Designer Collection. See also C.280, 281-1986.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.279B-1986

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Record createdOctober 24, 2008
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