Contrast

Tea Plate
ca. 1975 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of stoneware with a brown body and a white glaze, and decorated with a thick black line and a thin white band.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleContrast (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware and glazed
Brief description
'Contrast' plate of stoneware with a brown body and a white glaze, from Lancaster tableware range, designed by Martin Hunt, made by Hornsea Pottery Co. Ltd., Hornsea, ca. 1975.
Physical description
Plate of stoneware with a brown body and a white glaze, and decorated with a thick black line and a thin white band.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.8cm
  • Diameter: 16.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'LANCASTER VITRAMIC / HORNSEA ENGLAND / CONTRAST / OVENPROOF / DISHWASHER PROOF / DESIGN COUNCIL AWARD 1975' (On base)
Gallery label
Tea service 'Contrast'
Designed by Martin Hunt (of Queensberry Hunt), made by Hornsea Pottery Co. Ltd., Yorkshire, England; 1975
Stoneware

Circ.50&A, 57, 58&A, 60&A and 65A-1977

Won the 1975 Design Council Award.
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Won the 1975 Design Council Award.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.65B-1977

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Record createdNovember 12, 2008
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