Nautilus
Plate
1989 (designed), 1990 (made)
1989 (designed), 1990 (made)
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| Place of origin |
White porcelain plate, circular, dished. Decorated with hand painted gold edged spiral in speckled (sponged-effect) brown, grey and purple around a brown centre.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Nautilus (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | White porcelain with gilding and sponged colours |
| Brief description | 'Nautilus' plate, white porcelain with gilding and sponged colours, designed by Maryse Boxer, made by Cocema, Morocco, 1990. |
| Physical description | White porcelain plate, circular, dished. Decorated with hand painted gold edged spiral in speckled (sponged-effect) brown, grey and purple around a brown centre. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'MARYSE BOXER HAND MADE' (Printed in gold) |
| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | Cocema normally make very high production runs of undecorated porcelain bowls and dishes, particularly for the Ramadan festival, in which no dish may be used more than once. These standard shapes were adopted unaltered by Maryse Boxer (herself Moroccan) and the factory persuaded to undertake her printed and painted designs. |
| Production | In production from 1989 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.29-1991 |
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| Record created | November 3, 2008 |
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