Tureen and cover: C.9 & A-2020

Maker(s)

Designer: Cooper, Susie
Decorator: Susie Cooper Pottery
Maker: Wood & Sons Ltd

Entities

• Tureen and cover

Categories

• Earthenware

Description

Earthenware, moulded, decorated with underglaze crayon and enamel.

Earthenware, moulded, decorated with underglaze crayon and enamel.

Earthenware tureen and cover in ‘Kestrel’ shape. Flat-bottomed dish with slightly convex sides, lip rim and two small horizontal loop handles; decorated at top of sides in ‘Crayon Line’ : narrow horizontal bands of dark green underglaze crayon and mid-green enamel. Cover, a curved cone with narrow flat top; off-set loop handle from above rim to below top; ‘Crayon Line’ design over most of lower surface. Undeside of dish slightly indented to provide footrim, otherwise flat; glazed.

Notes

History note: Formerly in the collection of Susie Cooper; bequeathed to her son, Timothy Barker, who gave it to the Museum.

Legal notes

Given by Timothy Barker, son of Susie Cooper and Cecil Barker

Place(s) associated

• Burslem ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2020-04-27) by Barker, Timothy

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1935

Note

The shape range 'Kestrel' was first introduced at the British Industries Fair in 1932, and this innovative vegetable tureen patented in 1933. The domed lid is designed to be used as a second serving dish, when needed, and also to fit exactly into the body when inverted, for storage. A smaller version came with a ceramic ladle and plate stand. The subtle 'Crayon Line' pattern, no 912, was cheap and quick to produce and was used from c.1934 until after World War II.