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Totem

Cup and Saucer
1963 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of moulded earthenware. Decorated with four rows of geometrical patterns, which are raised and stand out white against a brown glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Saucer
  • Coffee Cup
TitleTotem (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, glazed and moulded
Brief description
'Totem' cup and saucer, glazed earthenware, designed by Susan Williams-Ellis, manufactured by Portmeirion Potteries Ltd., England, 1963.
Physical description
Cup and saucer of moulded earthenware. Decorated with four rows of geometrical patterns, which are raised and stand out white against a brown glaze.
Marks and inscriptions
‘“TOTEM” / by SUSAN WILLIAMS-ELLIS PORTMERIRION POTTERY Stoke-on-Trent made in England’ (Impressed with an oval)
Object history
Part of a set of two cups and a jug C.217 to 219-1991.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.217:1, 2-1991

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Record createdNovember 19, 2008
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