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Portmeirion Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (manufacturer)
Susan Williams-Ellis (designer)
Totem, milk jug (1963-c. 1975)
earthenware
10.0 × 12.0 × 6.5 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John Hinds, 2017
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Totem, milk jug
(1963-c. 1975)
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
10.0 × 12.0 × 6.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John Hinds, 2017
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Inscription
printed (inverted) in black on base c.: PORTMEIRION / “TOTEM” / SUSAN WILLIAMS-ELLIS / STOKE / MADE IN ENGLAND (all in an oval)
Accession Number
2017.550
Department
International Decorative Arts
Physical description
A cylindrical, spouted milk jug with angular handle. The milk jug is covered in a light brown-glaze and the body decorated with vertical columns of geometric design motifs in raised relief.