Jupiter, covered tureen
(1964-c. 1968)
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
(a-b) 16.6 × 19.8 cm diameter (overall)
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
(a) printed in black on base l.r.: PORTMEIRION / SUSAN WILLIAMS-ELLIS / MADE IN ENGLAND (all in an oval)
Accession Number
2017.555.a-b
Department
International Decorative Arts
Physical description
A dark blue glazed covered tureen with an angled, circular body and a tall, tapering lid with flat knop. The tureen is decorated with a single band of ring motifs in raised relief.
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