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Teapot and lid: FWL.2 & A-1997

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Hornsea Pottery

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Description

Teapot, black glazed stoneware (oven to tableware) with gold printed decoration. ‘Midas’ pattern.

Legal notes

On loan from Fitzwilliam College, from the bequest of the Rev. Lester Brewster

Measurements and weight

Height: 13 cm
Length: 21.1 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Loan (1997) by Fitzwilliam College

Dating

20th Century
Production date: circa AD 1980

Components of the work

Decoration

Materials used in production

black Stoneware

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: two doves emblem above and dots below

  • Text: 'MIDAS' and 'OVEN TO TABLEWARE DISHWASHER AND FREEZER SAFE/HORNSEA ENGLAND'
  • Method of creation: Printed in gold
  • Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: FWL.2 & A-1997
Primary reference Number: 77011

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 17 December 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: External
Associated department: Applied Arts

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