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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Mug

1995 (designed), ca. 1996 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware mug with transfer-printed decoration of two men beside a candlelit table, and the caption "IT WAS THE SMALLEST PIZZA / THEY HAD EVER SEEN".


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
Brief description
Mug, earthenware with transfer-printed decoration, designed by Glen Baxter in 1995, made by Poole Pottery Ltd., England, ca. 1996.
Physical description
Earthenware mug with transfer-printed decoration of two men beside a candlelit table, and the caption "IT WAS THE SMALLEST PIZZA / THEY HAD EVER SEEN".
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.3cm
  • With handle width: 11.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'IT WAS THE SMALLEST PIZZA / THEY HAD EVER SEEN' (Printed caption)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.98-1996

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Record createdNovember 28, 2008
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