Milk Jug
1960 (made)
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This milk jug is part of a coffee set, designed by Robert Welch for the Orient Line for use on the liner, SS Oriana. It was also used on the P&O liner, the Canberra. One of the biggest single commissions received by Welch was to design the tableware for the Orient liner, SS Oriana (1960-1986) which was designed and manufactured between 1958 and 1960. The Orient Line under the chairmanship of Sir Colin Anderson had consistently developed an enlightened design policy and employed some of the best and most innovative designers and architects of the day in the construction and fitting out of their ships.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stainless steel |
| Brief description | Milk jug, stainless steel, designed by Robert Welch, made by J. & J. Wiggin Ltd.; Bloxwich, 1960 |
| Physical description | Milk jug in stainless steel, part of a coffee set. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'OLD HALL / STAINLESS STEEL / DESIGNED BY ROBERT WELCH FOR THE ORIENT LINE' (stamped) |
| Credit line | Given by J.J. Wiggin Ltd. |
| Object history | Acquisition RF: 60/3660 Gift From a coffee set. Designed by Robert Welch for the Orient Line for use on the liner, SS Oriana. One of the biggest single commissions received by Welch was to design the tableware for the Orient liner, SS Oriana (1960-1986) which was designed and manufactured between 1958 and 1960. The Orient Line under the chairmanship of Sir Colin Anderson had consistently developed an enlightened design policy and employed some of the best and most innovative designers and architects of the day in the construction and fitting out of their ships. |
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| Summary | This milk jug is part of a coffee set, designed by Robert Welch for the Orient Line for use on the liner, SS Oriana. It was also used on the P&O liner, the Canberra. One of the biggest single commissions received by Welch was to design the tableware for the Orient liner, SS Oriana (1960-1986) which was designed and manufactured between 1958 and 1960. The Orient Line under the chairmanship of Sir Colin Anderson had consistently developed an enlightened design policy and employed some of the best and most innovative designers and architects of the day in the construction and fitting out of their ships. |
| Bibliographic reference | Charlotte and Peter Fiell, Robert Welch Design Craft and Industry, London, Laurence King Publishing, 2015. pp.62-65. ill. ISBN. 9781780676050 |
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| Accession number | CIRC.410-1960 |
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| Record created | March 3, 2004 |
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