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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 142, The Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Gallery

Teapot

1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Large, unglazed orange stoneware teapot painted with fish, with an overhead cane handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot Body
  • Teapot Body
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, with painted decoration in iron on an unglazed surface
Brief description
Teapot by Michael Cardew; stoneware; British; 1950.
Physical description
Large, unglazed orange stoneware teapot painted with fish, with an overhead cane handle.
Dimensions
  • Depth: 21.50cm
  • Height: 22.80cm
Marks and inscriptions
'MC' in monogram and Wenford Bridge seal, impressed
Object history
Acquisition details: see Circ.423-1950
Production
Pottery: Wenford Bridge Pottery
Subject depicted
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
Accession number
CIRC.432&A-1950

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2000
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