Cypher
Jug
1963 (designed)
1963 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
Jug of cylindrical body with angular rim, sharp lip and axe-shaped handle. Decorated with vertical rows of geometrical patterns, which are raised and stand out white against a brown glaze.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Cypher (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, glazed and moulded |
| Brief description | 'Cypher' jug, glazed and moulded earthenware, designed by Susan Williams-Ellis, manufactured by Portmeirion Potteries Ltd., England, 1963. |
| Physical description | Jug of cylindrical body with angular rim, sharp lip and axe-shaped handle. Decorated with vertical rows of geometrical patterns, which are raised and stand out white against a brown glaze. |
| Marks and inscriptions | ‘“CYPHER” / 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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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.219-1991 |
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| Record created | November 19, 2008 |
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