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

Foley china

Cup
ca. 1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Deep cup of bone china with curved sides and handle, and the outside and handle is painted over a buff coloured ground with vertical blue lines edged with horizontal and tapering dark brown stripes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFoley china (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Bone china and painted
Brief description
'Basket Foley' deep cup of bone china with curved sides and handle, designed by Paul Nash, made by E. Brain & Co. Ltd., Fenton, ca. 1936.
Physical description
Deep cup of bone china with curved sides and handle, and the outside and handle is painted over a buff coloured ground with vertical blue lines edged with horizontal and tapering dark brown stripes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'FOLEY ENGLISH BONE CHINA by Paul Nash [signature in script] ARTISTS COPYRIGHT RESERVED FIRST EDITION' (Printed in black)
  • 'Y625' (Painted in brown)
Object history
The pattern is known as 'Basket', and also as 'Nest' or 'Tiger'
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.631-1975

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Record createdNovember 6, 2008
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