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Tea Plate

ca. 1955- ca.1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White earthenware tea plate with rim, and stencilled decoration of large blue squares.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with stencilled decoration
Brief description
Tea plate, earthenware with stencilled decoration, made by John Tams Ltd., England, ca.1955-1960.
Physical description
White earthenware tea plate with rim, and stencilled decoration of large blue squares.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 16.4cm
  • Height: 1.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
‘Tams / made in / England’ (Printed)
Object history
Nos. C.131 to 155-1992 form a group of ware selected from Susannah Walker's own collection to show a variety of popular "contemporary" designs in mass-produced tableware. She had collected these from car-boot sales, charity and bric-a-brac shops etc, rarely paying more than a few pence for each.
Bibliographic reference
Walker, Susannah. Contemporary/Moderne: British Mass-produced Tableware of the 1950s. Thesis (M.A.) - V&A/RCA Course in the History of Design, 1990.
Collection
Accession number
C.151-1992

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Record createdNovember 21, 2008
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