Pestle and mortar
Classification(s):
Pottery
Date: c. 1951-1976
Organisation: Royal Doulton
Dimensions:
95 × 120 mm (9.5 × 12 cm)
Medium: Ceramic
Object number: P384A
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Place of Production:England
DescriptionMiniature pestle and mortar by Royal Dalton. The pestle handle is glazed, as is the outside of the mortar. The end of the pestle and the interior of the mortar bowl are unglazed, allowing for dry ingredients to be ground.
Makers mark to base “Royal Doulton, England”. There is also an incised ‘1’ next to the makers mark. The same ‘1’ is also found on the handle of the pestle.
Makers mark to base “Royal Doulton, England”. There is also an incised ‘1’ next to the makers mark. The same ‘1’ is also found on the handle of the pestle.
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The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation.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. The pestle and mortar featured in the ‘Commercial Pottery’ group, c. 1954. Therefore this object dates to the early years of the Scheme’s operation. Photograph of display © Design Council / University of Brighton Design Archives.
