Celtic Line, tea service
designed (c. 1968)
Medium
earthenware
Measurements
(a-b) 11.1 × 23.2 × 11.2 cm (overall) (teapot) (c ) 6.9 × 11.3 × 8.2 cm (milk jug)
(d-e) 6.5 × 8.0 cm diameter (overall) (sugar box)
(f-g) 8.7 × 16.3 cm diameter (overall) (cup and saucer)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of John Hinds, 2022
Gallery location
Contemporary Art gallery
Level 3, NGV International
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Kilrush, County Clare, Ireland
Inscription
(a) printed (inverted) in black on base c. IRISH FINE EARTHERNWARE / Thomas (in a pot) / celtic / MADE IN THE / (…illeg.) F IRELAND
(c) printed (diagonally) (inverted) in black on base c. IRISH FINE EARTHERNWARE / Thomas (in a pot) / celtic / MADE IN THE / REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
(d) printed in black on base c. IRISH FINE EARTHERNWARE / (shamrock) (in a circle) (in a square) / celtic / MADE IN THE / REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
(f) printed in black on base c. IRISH FINE EARTHERNWARE / Thomas (in a pot) / celtic / MADE IN THE / REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
(g) printed in black on base c. MADE IN THE / REPUBLIC OF IRELAND / IRISH FINE EARTHERNWARE / (shamrock) (in a circle) (in a square) / CELTIC / LIMERICK
Accession Number
2022.989.a-g
Department
International Decorative Arts