Plate
ca. 1933 (made)
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Plate of glazed earthenware with a flat base and wide rim, painted and transfer printed with various scenes, with the rim decorated with a crowded audience intersected with poles supporting a panoply, and in one section, a clown opening curtains and showing a starry sky, and in the centre against a background of a yellow circle is a man in evening dress leading a white dancing bear.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware, painted and transfer printed |
| Brief description | Plate of glazed earthenware with a flat base and wide rim, decorated with a crowd scene, a clown and a man in evening dress leading a white dancing bear, designed by Laura Knight, made by Arthur J. Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. at Royal Staffordshire Pottery under the direction of Clarice Cliff, Burslem, ca. 1933. |
| Physical description | Plate of glazed earthenware with a flat base and wide rim, painted and transfer printed with various scenes, with the rim decorated with a crowded audience intersected with poles supporting a panoply, and in one section, a clown opening curtains and showing a starry sky, and in the centre against a background of a yellow circle is a man in evening dress leading a white dancing bear. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A type of triangle above '37' and a diamond shape below it, all encircled in an oval (Impressed mark [indistinct]) |
| Production | Made under the direction of Clarice Cliff |
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| Bibliographic reference | Hollis, Marianne and Hawkins, Jennifer. Thirties : British art and design before the war. London: Arts Council of Great Britain in collaboration with the Victoria & Albert Museum, c. 1979. 153 p, 4. 105 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.168-1972 |
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| Record created | October 29, 2008 |
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