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Soup bowl and saucer
Classification(s):
Pottery
Date: c.1951 - 1976
Organisation: Wedgwood (English, founded 1759)
Dimensions:
170 × 170 mm (17 × 17 cm)
Medium: Porcelain
Object number: P18
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Place of Production:England
Title:Napoleon Ivy
DescriptionGlazed porcelain soup bowl with 2 handles and a matching saucer by Wedgwood. Made in England. The set has a hand painted ivy branch with leaves around the body. The design is ‘Napoleon Ivy’, pattern no. AL4751.
Makers mark on reverse “Napoleon Ivy as used by Napoleon at St. Helena 1815”. A paper label to the reverse reads “Pattern no. AL4751. Napoleon Ivy. Cream Soup Stand. Plain shape.”
Makers mark on reverse “Napoleon Ivy as used by Napoleon at St. Helena 1815”. A paper label to the reverse reads “Pattern no. AL4751. Napoleon Ivy. Cream Soup Stand. Plain shape.”
ProvenanceThis object was originally acquired for the Inner London Education Authority’s (ILEA) ‘Circulating Design Scheme’ collection.
The collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts in 1989/90.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
The collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts in 1989/90.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
NotesThis object was circulated to London schools as part of the Inner London Education Authority’s (I.L.E.A) Circulating Design Scheme, which operated from 1951-1976. Operating in its earliest guise as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’ c.1952, the soup bowl and saucer featured in the initial ‘Pottery’ group. Therefore, this object dates to the inception of the Scheme and was present in the earliest formative displays. Photograph of display © Design Council / University of Brighton Design Archives.
