Goblet
Classification(s):
Pottery
Date: c. 1951 - 1976
Maker: Adas Dworski (1917 - 2011)
Organisation: Wye Pottery (Welsh)
Dimensions:
175 × 120 mm (17.5 × 12 cm)
Medium: Stoneware
Object number: P1359B
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DescriptionGlazed stoneware goblet by Adam (Adaš) Dworski. Produced at The Wye Pottery in Wales. The goblet has incised decoration in the form of a female figure. The figure’s head and hair make up the bowl of the goblet, while her dress forms the goblet’s stem.
A maker’s mark ‘WYE’ is painted on the inside of the goblet’s stem. There also appears to be 3 impressed seals on the reverse of the goblet. The ILEA number is painted inside the stem.
A maker’s mark ‘WYE’ is painted on the inside of the goblet’s stem. There also appears to be 3 impressed seals on the reverse of the goblet. The ILEA number is painted inside the stem.
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The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation.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.
NotesThe Wye Pottery was set up in 1956 by Adam (Adaš) Dworski in Radnorshire (now Powys) in Wales. The pottery was named after the river Wye, which passes nearby.
