Heatmaster
Milk Jug
ca. 1950 (made)
ca. 1950 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
White teapots fitted with an insulated metal cover became a distinctive design of the post-war period. Ellgreave Pottery Co. was among the first to produce them, and they became a major part of the firm's production.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Heatmaster |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, slip-cast, chromed casing |
| Brief description | White earthenware jug with chrome casing, Ellgreave Pottery Co., Burslem, 'Heatmaster' brand, ca.1950 |
| Physical description | Milk jug of white earthenware, with chromed casing and fabric insulation, plastic knop. 'Heatmaster' brand. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'HEATMASTER EASICLENE / MADE IN ENGLAND / PATENT No 15044/48' engraved in circular form on base of casing |
| Credit line | Given by the Hurlin family |
| Object history | The teaset belonged to the donor's mother, who lived in Bethnal Green. It had been given to her in the 1950s by a friend, and was put away as being 'too good to use'. On acquisition it remained in pristine condition. |
| Summary | White teapots fitted with an insulated metal cover became a distinctive design of the post-war period. Ellgreave Pottery Co. was among the first to produce them, and they became a major part of the firm's production. |
| Bibliographic reference | Atterbury, Paul, Ellen Paul Denker and Maureen Batkin. Miller's Twentieth-Century Ceramics. London, 1999. p. 63. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.104-2006 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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