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Cup and saucer: C.10 & A-2020

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Maker(s)

Designer: Cooper, Susie
Decorator: Susie Cooper Pottery
Maker: Wood & Sons Ltd

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Earthenware with brown and black underglaze crayon decoration on pink ground.

Earthenware with brown and black underglaze crayon decoration on pink ground.

Cup: Earthenware cup, circular, convex sides, semi-circular loop handle. Decorated in brown and black crayon under dull pink glaze, on the outside with a looping pattern and on the inside with thin black and brown lines just below the rim. Underside glazed within slim foot-rim.
Saucer: Earthenware saucer with deep bowl, central indentation. Decorated in brown and black crayon under dull pink glaze (slightly paler than that on the cup), on the upper side with a looping pattern inside thin black and brown lines just below the rim. Underside glazed within slim foot-rim.

Notes

History note: Formerly in the collection of Susie Cooper; bequeathed to her son, Timothy Barker, who gave it to the Museum.

Legal notes

Given by Timothy Barker, son of Susie Cooper and Cecil Barker

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2020-04-27) by Barker, Timothy

Dating

1930s
Circa 1934 - Circa 1939

Components of the work

Saucer Diameter 14.4 cm Height 2 cm
Cup Diameter 9.5 cm Height 5.3 cm

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Moulded
Glazed

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: MADE IN / ENGLAND
  • Location: Underside of base of cup
  • Method of creation: Stamped in black
  • Type: Maker's mark
  • Text: Susie Cooper [in script] / CROWN WORKS / BURSLEM / ENGLAND
  • Method of creation: Stamped in black
  • Type: Maker's mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.10 & A-2020
Primary reference Number: 279155
Entry form number: 511

Audit data

Created: Wednesday 16 December 2020 Updated: Monday 4 August 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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