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

Century

Sugar Bowl and Cover
1957 (manufactured), 1957 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White earthenware sugar bowl and cover, transfer-printed blue glaze on lid, body white, with oak leaf pattern to the front and rear, this matches the rest of the set.

The Century shape was among the most elegant and graceful of Eva Zeisel's designs, but it was prone to breakage, and therefore was not her most comercially successful.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Bowl
  • Cover
TitleCentury (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
White earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
Brief description
'Century' sugar bowl and cover, part of a service, white earthenware with transfer-printed decoration, designed by Eva Zeisel, manufactured by Hall China Company, United States, 1957.
Physical description
White earthenware sugar bowl and cover, transfer-printed blue glaze on lid, body white, with oak leaf pattern to the front and rear, this matches the rest of the set.

The Century shape was among the most elegant and graceful of Eva Zeisel's designs, but it was prone to breakage, and therefore was not her most comercially successful.
Dimensions
  • With lid height: 11cm
  • Width: 13cm
  • Depth: 14cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Eva Zeisel, Century / HALLCRAFT / made in USA by Hall China Co.' (Printed in blue with grey insignia)
Credit line
Given by Paul Greenhalgh
Object history
Part of a service, of which there are 11 pieces in the museum [C.6 to 16-1991]. See also C.164, 170-1988.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Eidelberg, Martin. Eva Zeisel: Designer for Industry. Montreal: Le Château Dufresne, Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Montréal , 1984. ISBN 0969181507
Collection
Accession number
C.7:1&2-1991

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Record createdNovember 3, 2008
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