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

Chevron

Coffee Pot
1961-1962 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware coffee pot and lid, decorated with chevron pattern in horizontal bands, in relief, with olive and white glazes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Coffee Pot
  • Lid
TitleChevron (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Glazed stoneware with relief decoration
Brief description
Coffee pot and lid, glazed stoneware with relief decoration, designed by Gill Pemberton, manufactured by Denby Pottery (previously known as J. Bourne & Son Ltd.), Derbyshire, England, 1961-62
Physical description
Stoneware coffee pot and lid, decorated with chevron pattern in horizontal bands, in relief, with olive and white glazes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.2cm
  • Diameter: 10.6cm
  • With handle and spout width: 18.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
(Printed maker's mark, either 'DENBY / MADE IN ENGLAND' or 'DENBY' with chevrons in a rectangle.)
Credit line
Given by Jennifer Opie
Object history
Purchased by the donor for £1.50 at a charity shop for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Ratclife, George. The Potteries in Transition. Design. 1963, no.177, pp. 48-49 .
Collection
Accession number
C.115&A-1988

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Record createdOctober 29, 2008
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