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Plate: C.25-2006

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Denby Pottery
Designer: Pemberton, Gill
Designer: Yorath, David

Entities

Categories

Description

Stoneware with speckled oatmeal glaze decorated in brown and red-brown with Potters Wheel pattern on Rondo plate shape

Oven-to-table stoneware, moulded in 'Rondo' shape, with speckled oatmeal glaze, painted in brown, and red-brown in 'Potters Wheel' pattern. Circular with a narrow, concave rim, and curved sides, the base slightly recessed, and having a circular ring in the middle. The reverse and the curved sides are decorated with speckled oatmeal glaze, the rim is dark brown, and in the centre there is a red-brown disc surrounded by a dark brown circle.

Legal notes

Given by N.J. Zolman

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.6 cm
Width: 25.6 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Denby ⪼ Derbyshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2006-07-17) by Zolman, N. J.

Dating

20th Century, Late#
Elizabeth II
Circa 1975 CE - 1985 CE

Note

Rondo series shapes was designed by Gill Pemberton, c. 1976, and Potters Wheel pattern by David Yorath in 1973

Components of the work

Decoration composed of ceramic pigment ( brown and red-brown)

Materials used in production

oatmeal Glaze
Stoneware

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating)
Moulding

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: enclosed by a rounded rectangle extending from the word Denby to enclose the other words

  • Text: DENBY/MADE IN ENGLAND
  • Location: In centre of base
  • Method of creation: Printed in black
  • Type: Factory mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.25-2006
Primary reference Number: 131306
Entry form number: 820
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 20 February 2024 Last processed: Tuesday 20 February 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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