Saucer
Classification(s):
Pottery
Date: c. 1951-1976
Organisation: Wedgwood (English, founded 1759)
Dimensions:
150 × 25 mm (15 × 2.5 cm)
Medium: Ceramic
Object number: P492E
See Also
Place of Production:England
Title:Summer Sky
DescriptionBlue glazed saucer by Wedgwood. Manufactured in England, using a process involving 2 different coloured clays. The saucer is from the ‘Summer Sky’ range, the shape is ‘Barlaston’, and the pattern is ‘Queen’s Ware’.
The back stamp reads “Wedgwood of Etruria & Barlaston Made in England. Summer Sky T.K. 493” and “8”. Incised underneath the glaze “Wedgwood 9 S 59”.
There is a matching teacup represented in the collection (CC068). The teacup and saucer originally retailed for 7/3.
Etruria and Barlaston refer to the sites of Wedgwood factories.
The back stamp reads “Wedgwood of Etruria & Barlaston Made in England. Summer Sky T.K. 493” and “8”. Incised underneath the glaze “Wedgwood 9 S 59”.
There is a matching teacup represented in the collection (CC068). The teacup and saucer originally retailed for 7/3.
Etruria and Barlaston refer to the sites of Wedgwood factories.
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The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation.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.
