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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Contrast

Salt Cellar
ca. 1975 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Salt cellar of stoneware with a brown body, and with a thick black line and a thin white band sprayed at the base.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleContrast (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware and glazed
Brief description
'Contrast' salt cellar of stoneware with a brown body, from Lancaster tableware range, designed by Martin Hunt, made by Hornsea Pottery Co. Ltd., Hornsea, ca. 1975.
Physical description
Salt cellar of stoneware with a brown body, and with a thick black line and a thin white band sprayed at the base.
Dimensions
  • Base diameter: 5.2cm
  • Top diameter: 5.5cm
  • Height: 9.2cm
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Won a Design Council Award in 1975.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.55-1977

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Record createdNovember 11, 2008
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