Refrigerator jug
Classification(s):
Pottery
Date: 1960
Organisation: Cornishware
Designer: Judith Onions
Organisation: T.G Green & Co. Ltd
Dimensions:
152 × 140 mm (15.2 × 14 cm)
Medium: Glazed ceramic
Object number: P1137F
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Place of Production:England
DescriptionOriginal Cornish Kitchenware. Glazed ceramic blue and white refrigerator jug with lid by T.G. Green, made in England. The design was restyled by Judith Onions. The jug has alternate blue and white stripes. The lid can also double as a stand for the jug.
The makers mark is to the base. The numbers “2” and “45” can be read on the base of the milk jug, underneath the glaze. The number “8” can be read on the base of the lid, underneath the glaze.
A matching bowl and lid is represented in the collection.
The makers mark is to the base. The numbers “2” and “45” can be read on the base of the milk jug, underneath the glaze. The number “8” can be read on the base of the lid, underneath the glaze.
A matching bowl and lid is represented in the collection.
ProvenanceThis object was originally acquired from T.G. Green Co.
This 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The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation.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.
This 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.
NotesCornishware was created using a lathe-turning technique that scraped blue slip away from the ceramic to reveal white bands of clay beneath. The stripes reminded an employee of the blue skies and white-crested waves of Cornwall, which is how Cornishware got its name. Cornishware was originally retailed through Woolworths in the 1930s.
This 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. The refrigerator jug featured in the ‘Modern British Glass, Pottery, Metal, Wood and Textiles’ group in case number 2. This object was originally acquired from T.G. Green Co. The associated record card indicates the boxed showcase was in use from 1970-76. Original photograph of boxed showcase copyright Harold King (Photography) Ltd, Morden, Surrey.
This 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. The refrigerator jug featured in the ‘Modern British Glass, Pottery, Metal, Wood and Textiles’ group in case number 2. This object was originally acquired from T.G. Green Co. The associated record card indicates the boxed showcase was in use from 1970-76. Original photograph of boxed showcase copyright Harold King (Photography) Ltd, Morden, Surrey.
