Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Box and Cover

ca. 1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cigarette box and cover of earthenware, covered with a matt green glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Earthenware and glazed
Brief description
Cigarette box and cover of earthenware, covered with a matt green glaze, designed by Keith Murray, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, ca. 1935.
Physical description
Cigarette box and cover of earthenware, covered with a matt green glaze.
Dimensions
  • Length: 18.4cm
  • Width: 9.5cm
  • Height: 5.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Keith Murray [signature underlined] / WEDGWOOD / MADE IN ENGLAND' (Printed in blue green)
Bibliographic reference
Wedgwood Catalogue of Bodies, Glazes and Shapes Current for 1940-1950. Etruria: Wedgwood and Sons, ca. 1950.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.532&A-1974

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Record createdNovember 3, 2008
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