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

Vase

1933-1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase of earthenware, with a plain body, flared sides and mounted on a foot which flares out towards the base and is decorated with turned concave ribs, and covered on the outside with a grey glaze and on the inside with a white 'moonstone' glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware and glazed
Brief description
Vase of glazed earthenware, with a plain body, flared sides and mounted on a foot which flares out towards the base, designed by Keith Murray, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, 1933-1938.
Physical description
Vase of earthenware, with a plain body, flared sides and mounted on a foot which flares out towards the base and is decorated with turned concave ribs, and covered on the outside with a grey glaze and on the inside with a white 'moonstone' glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17cm
  • Diameter: 16.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Keith Murray [signature underlined] / WEDGWOOD / MADE IN ENGLAND / MOONSTONE' and a U-shape on the right (Printed in blue)
  • 'WEDGWOOD / MADE IN / ENGLAND' and with a 'H / E' on the right (Impressed)
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.448-1975

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Record createdNovember 6, 2008
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