Shape 23
Coffee Pot and Cover
1975 (designed), 1975-1976 (manufactured)
1975 (designed), 1975-1976 (manufactured)
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Porcelain coffee pot and cover with tenmoku glaze.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Shape 23 (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with tenmoku glaze |
| Brief description | 'Shape 23' coffee pot and cover, porcelain with tenmoku glaze, designed by Martin Hunt at Queensberry Hunt, manufactured by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark, in production from 1975-1976. |
| Physical description | Porcelain coffee pot and cover with tenmoku glaze. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | [Indistinct mark] (Impressed) |
| Credit line | Given by Martin Hunt |
| Object history | Included in the exhibition held to celebrate 25 years of Queensberry, V&A.M., 1992. This colour range was in production for a short time only. The wide variations which are typical of the tenmoku glaze are normally regarded as part of its attraction and are especially suitable for "one-off" pieces. In commercial production, these variations appeared too unpredictable and were therefore thought to be less acceptable to the customer by the company. The shape was also produced from 1978 with painted decoration by the Swedish designer Carl-Harry Stålhane and sold as "Cumulus". Martin Hunt remembers this coffee pot being included in a celebratory exhibition held by B&G (125 years?) (Letter from M.H.13.7.93). Described as Shape 23 in the V&A.M. exhibition and Shape 44 in Walker. |
| Production | Designed by Martin Hunt at Queensberry Hunt. In production from 1975-1976. |
| Bibliographic reference | Walker, Susannah. Creativity and Industry. London : Fourth Estate and Wordsearch Ltd, 1992, p. 18. ISBN 1857020111 |
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| Accession number | C.212:1, 2-1993 |
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| Record created | November 10, 1998 |
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