Cup and Saucer
1933-4 (decorated)
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| Place of origin |
Prototype for a coffee set, unfired painted designs in oils and pencilled annotations on bone china blanks
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Bone china, painted |
| Brief description | Prototype cup and saucer for a coffee set, pattern designed and painted by Ben Nicholson in London for E. Brain & Co ('Foley China'), using a blank made at the firm's Staffordshire factory, 1933-4 |
| Physical description | Prototype for a coffee set, unfired painted designs in oils and pencilled annotations on bone china blanks |
| Gallery label | Prototypes for a coffee set
England, decorated in London, 1933–4
Pattern designed and painted by Ben
Nicholson for E. Brain & Co (‘Foley China’),
using a blank made at the firm’s
Staffordshire factory
Unfired painted designs in oils and
pencilled annotations on bone china
blanks
These prototypes relate to an adventurous
project initiated by Thomas Fennemore,
sales manager for ‘Foley China’.
Fennemore commissioned tableware
patterns from contemporary British artists.
The painter Ben Nicholson produced two
designs. The results were shown at
Harrods in the exhibition ‘Modern Art for
the Table’ in 1934.(26/02/2014) |
| Object history | These prototypes relate to an adventurous project initiated by Thomas Fennemore, sales manager for ‘Foley China’. Fennemore commissioned tableware patterns from contemporary British artists. The painter Ben Nicholson produced two designs. The results were shown at Harrods in the exhibition ‘Modern Art for the Table’ in 1934. |
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| Accession number | C.101:1, 2-1996 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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