718/2012-5

Collection

Ceramics

Brief description

A glazed earthenware side plate manufactured by Midwinter in Burslem. The pattern is ‘Sun’, designed by Eve Midwinter in 1973, and the shape is ‘Stonehenge'. The plate has a cream ground with brown flecks, two concentric circles in orange and yellow and brown lines; the manufacturer’s mark is on the base.

Title

Sun
Stonehenge

Object name

plate
side plate

Object number

718/2012-5

Production person

Eve Midwinter (designer)
Roy Midwinter (designer)

Production organisation

W. R. Midwinter Ltd (manufacturer)

Production date

1973-mid 1980s (manufactured)

Production place

Burslem (manufactured)

Period

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

earthenware
glaze

Technique

fired
glazed
screen printed
painted

Physical description

Glazed earthenware side plate in a semi-matt cream ground with brown flecks. The plate has sloping sides and the rim is edged with a rough brown line formed from iron oxide. It is decorated with two concentric circles, the inner one is orange and the outer is yellow, more brown lines separate them. It has a diameter of 18 cm and a height of 1.8 cm. The manufacturer's mark is stamped on the base; it reads ‘Sun / Stonehenge / Midwinter / MADE IN ENGLAND / 6 / 34’. There are some scratch marks on the base and top.

This object has been physically marked with its object number, 718/2012-5.

Dimensions

Diameter: 18cm
Height: 1.8cm

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