Salad set in 'Scrolls and Stars' pattern, by Susie Cooper

An image of Partial salad set. Serving plate, side plate and oil bottle and stopper, from a salad set in 'Scrolls and Stars' pattern. Cooper, Susie (British, 1902-1995). Wood & Sons Ltd (Maker).
Serving plate (A): Circular with central indentation. Hand-painted with six green and red-brown scroll motifs, around another at centre; interspaced with small red-brown dots and stars; around the rim a green toothed band. Underside slightly indented to provide foot-rim; glazed.
Side plate (B): Circular with central indentation. Hand-painted with green and red-brown scroll motif surrounded by eight small pale brown dots and stars; around the rim a green toothed band. Underside slightly indented to provide foot-rim; glazed.
Oil bottle (C): Elongated bulbous body with lip to narrow neck and long straight loop handle. Hand-painted with four green and red-brown scroll motifs; a scroll-like panel outlined in red-brown with ‘Oil’ in green; several small red-brown dots around and down the handle; and around the rim, a green toothed band. Underside slightly indented to provide foot-rim; glazed. Stopper (D) with cork around lower side and decorated with red-brown star on top.
Cream earthenware, handpainted underglaze in red-brown and dark green.
History note: Formerly in the collection of Susie Cooper; bequeathed to her son, Timothy Barker, who gave it to the Museum.

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Partial salad set. Serving plate, side plate and oil bottle and stopper, from a salad set in 'Scrolls and Stars' pattern. Cooper, Susie (British, 1902-1995). Wood & Sons Ltd (Maker). Serving plate (A): Circular with central indentation. Hand-painted with six green and red-brown scroll motifs, around another at centre; interspaced with small red-brown dots and stars; around the rim a green toothed band. Underside slightly indented to provide foot-rim; glazed. Side plate (B): Circular with central indentation. Hand-painted with green and red-brown scroll motif surrounded by eight small pale brown dots and stars; around the rim a green toothed band. Underside slightly indented to provide foot-rim; glazed. Oil bottle (C): Elongated bulbous body with lip to narrow neck and long straight loop handle. Hand-painted with four green and red-brown scroll motifs; a scroll-like panel outlined in red-brown with ‘Oil’ in green; several small red-brown dots around and down the handle; and around the rim, a green toothed band. Underside slightly indented to provide foot-rim; glazed. Stopper (D) with cork around lower side and decorated with red-brown star on top. Cream earthenware, handpainted underglaze in red-brown and dark green. History note: Formerly in the collection of Susie Cooper; bequeathed to her son, Timothy Barker, who gave it to the Museum.

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Accession Number: C.13A-D-2020
© The Estate of Susie Cooper. Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/26.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: GFX 50R
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 713 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Digital Camera GFX 50R Ver1.00
Filesize: 104.52kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 26/1
Captured: 2022:01:19 03:55:37

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