Totem
Cup and Saucer
1963 (designed)
1963 (designed)
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Moulded earthenware cup and saucer. Decorated with four rows of geometrical patterns, which are raised and stand out white against a brown glaze.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Totem (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 | Moulded earthenware cup and saucer. 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. |
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| Accession number | C.218:1, 2-1991 |
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| Record created | November 19, 2008 |
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