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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Hallcraft/Century

Pepper Pot
1956 (made), ca. 1955 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pepper pot of white earthenware, covered with clear, colourless glaze. Ovoid body, drop-shaped with curled top and three holes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHallcraft/Century (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, cast, glazed
Brief description
'Hallcraft/Century' pepper pot, white earthenware, designed by Eva Zeisel (b. 1906) about 1955, made by Hall China Co., Ohio, USA, 1956.
Physical description
Pepper pot of white earthenware, covered with clear, colourless glaze. Ovoid body, drop-shaped with curled top and three holes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.5cm
Credit line
Given by the designer
Object history
This pepper pot was presented as one of the prototype examples from the 'Century' service and therefore nearest to Eva Zeisel's original intentions.
Bibliographic reference
Eidelberg, Martin. Eva Zeisel, published with an exhibition organised by Le Château Dufresne, Musée des Arts Déciratifs de Montréal and the Smithsonian Institution Travelling Exhibition Service, 1984, pp. 52-57, 86, 113-4.
Collection
Accession number
C.170-1988

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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