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

Standard Ware

Ashtray
1949 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ashtray glazed on the interior and painted with a design of checks and spots in blue and brown.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleStandard Ware (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, with oatmeal glaze and painted decoration in blue and brown
Brief description
Ashtray; stoneware; Leach Pottery Standard Ware; British; 1949.
Physical description
Ashtray glazed on the interior and painted with a design of checks and spots in blue and brown.
Dimensions
  • Depth: 11.30cm
  • Height: 2.80cm
Marks and inscriptions
'SI' in monogram, impressed
Object history
Acquisition details: see Circ.170-1950. Price: 50p
Subjects 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.178-1950

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Record createdJanuary 14, 2000
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