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Cup: C.21.4-1997

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: W. R. Midwinter Ltd.

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Description

Earthenware cup, printed onglaze in grey, blue, ochre and black with 'Tempo' pattern.

Cup, part of a coffee set. Earthenware, moulded, and printed onglaze in grey, prussian blue, greyish yellow ochre, and black. 'Tempo' pattern. Cylindrical with inward slope at the bottom and loop handle. Decorated with three yellow ochre spots on each side of the handle, a grey stripe with a black spot at the top, two large prussian blue spots, a black stripe with three prussian blue spots, three pairs of yellow ochre spots, a grey stripe with a black spot at the top, two large blue spots, a grey stripe with three prussian blue spots.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 6.5 cm
Height: 6.4 cm
Width: 8.9 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Burslem ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1997) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

20th Century
Circa 1964 - 1970

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

Earthenware

Techniques used in production

Slip-casting : Earthenware, slip-cast or moulded, and printed onglaze in grey, prussian blue, greyish yellow ochre, and black.
Moulding

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Midwinter/FINE TABLEWARE/STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND
  • Type: Mark

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.21.4-1997
Primary reference Number: 73106
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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