On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Jug

1938 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cardew, Michael (makers)

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Object details

Category
Studio Pottery
Object type
Jug
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, slip decoration in white on black under an amber glaze
Earthenware
Dimensions
  • Depth: 23.20cm
  • Height: 29.50cm
Marks and inscriptions
'MC' and 'WP'in monogram, impressed
Object history
Acquisition details: see Circ.310-1938
Production
Pottery: Winchcombe Pottery
Bibliographic reference
Watson, Oliver. British Studio Pottery : the Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, Oxford : Phaidon, Christie's, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.318-1938

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2000
Record URL
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