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Cannes, tennis set

W. R. MIDWINTER LTD, Burslem, Staffordshire (manufacturer), Hugh CASSON (designer)
Cannes, tennis set
 designed (1960); manufactured (1960-1975)

Medium
earthenware

Measurements
(a-b) 6.6 × 23.9 × 19.9 cm (overall)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John Hinds, 2017

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

Inscription
(a) impressed in base c.: MIDWINTER / ENGLAND
(b) printed in black on base u.r.: 12
printed 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 in brown o base l.c.l.: 01

Accession Number
2017.537.a-b

Department
International Decorative Arts

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