Not on display

Seagull

Dish
1994-1995 (designed), 1995 (made)
Artist/Maker
Poole Pottery (maker)
Tuffin, Sally (designer)
Stevens, Lindsey (painter)
Place of origin
Dorset (made)

Earthenware dish of wide shallow bowl shape, painted with purple and red umbrellas within a border of flying seagulls, decorated also in yellow, orange and green.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Dish
TitleSeagull (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with painted decoration
Earthenware
Painted
Brief description
'Seagull' dish, earthenware with painted decoration, designed by Sally Tuffin, painted by Lindsey Stevens, made by Poole Pottery, England, 1995.
Physical description
Earthenware dish of wide shallow bowl shape, painted with purple and red umbrellas within a border of flying seagulls, decorated also in yellow, orange and green.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 27.3cm
  • Height: 7.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A dolphin below which 'POOLE STUDIO / ENGLAND' (Stamped on base)
  • 'LJS [?] PINXIT 23/6/95 / S.T. DES.' (Painted on base)
  • 'THIS IS / THE / SAMPLE' (Handwritten label on base)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
From the Studio range
Subjects depicted
Umbrellas
Seagull
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.91-1996

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Record createdNovember 28, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O176030/seagull-dish-tuffin-sally/
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