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Cannes, teapot
designed (1960); manufactured (1960-1975)
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
(a-b) 15.4 × 21.6 × 11.9 cm (overall)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John Hinds, 2017
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Inscription
(a) printed (inverted) in black on base c.: Cannes / (landscape) / drawings by Hugh Casson / a genuine hand engraving / permanent acid resisting underglaze colours / by Midwinter / Stylecraft / STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND / FASHION SHAPE
painted (diagonally) over previous inscription c.: 3
painted (diagonally) in brown c.r.: D
Accession Number
2017.538.a-b
Department
International Decorative Arts
Physical description
A white-glazed earthenware teapot with high loop handle and a pale blue-glazed lid. The sides of the teapot are decorated with a transfer print motif of a building façade with a street side café bar at ground level executed in black, red, blue and yellow.