bean-pot;
soup-tureen
- Museum number
- 1989,1104.1
- Title
- Series: Town and Country
- Description
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Bean pot or soup tureen; from 'Town and Country' dinner service; earthenware, cast; glazed in turquoise blue.
- Production date
- 1945-1946 (designed)
- Dimensions
-
Diameter: 22.20 centimetres
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Height: 20.90 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- In set with 1989,0107.1-3; 1990,1202.1-4.
Text from J. Rudoe, 'Decorative Arts 1850-1950. A catalogue of the British Museum collection'. 2nd ed. no. 335.
For a full discussion of Eva Zeisel and her 'Town and Country' earthenware see Decorative Arts 1850-1950, Cat. no. 333 (1989.0107.1).
Information supplementary to Rudoe 1991/1994:
For the most recent discussion of the 'Town and Country' service see Pat Kirkham (ed), 'Eva Zeisel: Life, Design, and Beauty', San Francisco 2013, pp. 74-79.
- Location
- On display (G48/dc6)
- Acquisition date
- 1989
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1989,1104.1