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

Mug

1933 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Beer mug of earthenware, with slightly curved sides tapering in from a wide base towards a slightly narrower mouth, and with a handle curved and angled at the highest point, and decorated with three turned grooves just above the base, and covered with a matt straw glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware and glazed
Brief description
Beer mug of glazed earthenware, with slightly curved sides tapering in from a wide base towards a slightly narrower mouth, and with a curved handle, designed by Keith Murray, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, 1933.
Physical description
Beer mug of earthenware, with slightly curved sides tapering in from a wide base towards a slightly narrower mouth, and with a handle curved and angled at the highest point, and decorated with three turned grooves just above the base, and covered with a matt straw glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 12cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Keith Murray [underlined] / WEDGWOOD / MADE IN ENGLAND' (Printed in blue)
  • 'MADE IN / ENGLAND' and [on the right] 'WEDGWOOD' (Impressed)
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.265-1975

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Record createdNovember 5, 2008
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