14/1976-1
Collection
Ceramics
Brief description
Vase made from glazed earthenware in 'Matt Straw', designed by Keith Murray and manufactured by Wedgwood in Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent c.1933.
Object name
vase
Object number
14/1976-1
Production person
Keith Murray (designer)
Production organisation
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd (manufacturer)
Production date
c.1933 (designed)
Production place
Stoke-on-Trent (manufactured)
Period
Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Material
earthenware
glaze
glaze
Technique
glazed
Physical description
Bowl shaped vase with a flared body in 'matt straw', a cream/pale yellow coloured glaze, decorated with stepped concentric bands.
Dimensions
Diameter: 22.3cm
Website keywords
ornaments
Label
Label text for the exhibition At Home with the World, Geffrye Museum (20 March 2012- 9 September 2012):
Vase
Designed by Keith Murray in 1933
Manufactured by Wedgwood
Hand-thrown earthenware
Although this vase was made at the well-known English pottery, Wedgwood, its shape shows how the company embraced design influences from overseas. It was designed by Keith Murray (himself a New Zealander) who trained as an architect in the 1920s when the Modernist Movement was beginning. Modernism was characterised by the kind of simple, functional design and lack of decoration which is evident in this vase.
Vase
Designed by Keith Murray in 1933
Manufactured by Wedgwood
Hand-thrown earthenware
Although this vase was made at the well-known English pottery, Wedgwood, its shape shows how the company embraced design influences from overseas. It was designed by Keith Murray (himself a New Zealander) who trained as an architect in the 1920s when the Modernist Movement was beginning. Modernism was characterised by the kind of simple, functional design and lack of decoration which is evident in this vase.
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© Museum of the Home, London
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© Museum of the Home, London
