Not currently on display at the V&A

Plate

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

Earthenware plate, with transfer-printed decoration of two children beside a man who has seemingly sawn off his own leg and the caption "UNCLE FRANK WOULD KEEP US AMUSED FOR MANY HOURS".


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
Brief description
Plate, earthenware with transfer-printed decoration, designed by Glen Baxter in 1995, made by Poole Pottery Ltd., England, ca. 1996.
Physical description
Earthenware plate, with transfer-printed decoration of two children beside a man who has seemingly sawn off his own leg and the caption "UNCLE FRANK WOULD KEEP US AMUSED FOR MANY HOURS".
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'UNCLE FRANK WOULD KEEP US AMUSED FOR MANY HOURS' (Printed caption)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.99-1996

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Record createdNovember 28, 2008
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