Not on display

Cup

ca. 1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
A. E. Gray & Co. Ltd. (decorating firm)
Place of origin
Hanley (made)

Cup of earthenware with wishbone handle, brightly painted in enamels with geometric patterns in orange, yellow and black, and lead glazed.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Cup
Materials and techniques
Lead glazed earthenware and painted in enamel colours
Lead Glaze
Earthenware
Enamel
Painted
Brief description
Cup of earthenware with wishbone handle, brightly painted in enamels with geometric patterns, made by A. E. Gray & Co. Ltd., Hanley, ca. 1935.
Physical description
Cup of earthenware with wishbone handle, brightly painted in enamels with geometric patterns in orange, yellow and black, and lead glazed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.8cm
  • Diameter: 7.8cm
Style
Art Deco
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'HAND PAINTED' / stamp showing a silhouetted image in full sale on waves within an oblong / 'GRAYS POTTERY / HANLEY / ENGLAND' (Painted in black on the base)
  • '8996' (Painted in black)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Tea set
made by Grays Pottery, Hanley, Staffordshire, about 1930
Earthenware painted in enamel colours

C.25&A-1976 Given by J. V. G. Mallet
Credit line
Given by J. V. G. Mallet, Esq.
Object history
Part of a tea service C295 to G-1976.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.295F-1976

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Record createdNovember 7, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O171916/cup-a-e-gray/
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