Not on display

Metz

Mug
1996 (made), 1996 (designed (pattern))
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Gatsby mug of glazed stoneware with flaring sides, a green exterior and a blue mottled interior and with the 'Metz' pattern.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMetz (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, coloured glazes
Brief description
'Gatsby' mug of glazed stoneware, 'Metz' pattern, shape designed by Richard Eaton, pattern designed by Sarah Heaton 1996, made by Denby, England, 1996.
Physical description
Gatsby mug of glazed stoneware with flaring sides, a green exterior and a blue mottled interior and with the 'Metz' pattern.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.6cm
  • Width: 12.3cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'DENBY / ENGLAND' [within a rectangle] and 'FREEZER', 'DISHWASHER', 'OVEN SAFE', and 'MICROWAVE / G' around the sides of the rectangle (Printed)
  • 'DENBY METZ / GATSBY MUG / [Barcode] / 745606405315' (Paper label)
Credit line
Given by The Denby Pottery Company Ltd.
Object history
Shown by Denby and selected for acquisition by the Museum at the International Spring Fair, NEC, Birmingham, February 1996.
Bibliographic reference
Irene and Gordon Hopwood. Denby Pottery 1809-1997. Shepton Beauchamp: Richard Dennis, 1997
Collection
Accession number
C.29-1998

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Record createdNovember 25, 2008
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