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Factory:
Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd
Designer:
Minkin, Des. RCA, FSAID, Robert
Black basalt, hand-thrown, turned, and printed in gold. Cylindrical with two lathe-turned horizontal depressions in the side, and a flat circular cover (A) with a truncated conical knob with a depression in the top. The sides are decorated with 'The Tower of London' twice over a row of seven canon.
History note: Unknown before Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor
Given by Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor
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Method of acquisition: Given (1992-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
Production date: AD 1966
The shape was designed for the 'Design 63' group. The 'Tower of London' herb jar won an award from the Council of Industrial Design and the British Travel Association in 1966, in a competition to encourage designs for the tourist industry
Decoration
Accession number: C.74 & A-1992
Primary reference Number: 11285
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Herb jar" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/11285 Accessed: 2024-12-18 17:43:14
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