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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Marrakesh

Casserole Dish
1992 (designed), 1996 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Casserole dish of rounded form, buff stoneware, with mottled brown matt glaze and mosaic-like bands. White-glazed interior and base of dish.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Casserole Dish
  • Cover
Titles
  • Marrakesh (manufacturer's title)
  • Sovereign (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware, coloured glazes
Brief description
Casserole dish, stoneware, 'Marrakesh' pattern, designed by Claire Bernard, 1992, made Denby, England, 1996
Physical description
Casserole dish of rounded form, buff stoneware, with mottled brown matt glaze and mosaic-like bands. White-glazed interior and base of dish.
Dimensions
  • With lid height: 18.0cm
  • Width: 27.0cm
  • With lid depth: 22.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'DENBY / HANDCRAFTED / OVEN MICROWAVE FREEZER / DISHWASHER SAFE / ENGLAND' within a rectangle and 'MARRAKESH' below (Printed)
  • 'DENBY MARRAKESH / MED CASSEROLE / [barcode] / 745606110288' (Paper label)
Credit line
Given by The Denby Pottery Company Ltd.
Object history
Shown by Denby and selected for acquisition by the Museum at the International Spring Fair, NEC, Birmingham, February 1996.
Bibliographic reference
Irene and Gordon Hopwood. Denby Pottery 1809-1997. Shepton Beauchamp: Richard Dennis, 1997
Collection
Accession number
C.38:1-1998

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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