dinner-plate

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Object Type: dinner-plate
Museum number: 1988,0116.1
Title: Series: American Modern
Description: Plate; from group of 'American Modern' dinner-ware; earthenware, cast; in 'sea-foam' green glaze.
Producer name: Designed by: Russel Wright; Factory of: Steubenville Pottery
Production date: 1937 (designed); 1939-1959 (produced circa)
Production place: Factory in: East Liverpool
Materials: earthenware
Technique: cast; glazed
Dimensions: Diameter: 25.60 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: In set with 1988,0117.1 In set with 1988,0118.1-2 In set with 1989,0108.1-3 Text from J. Rudoe, 'Decorative Arts 1850-1950. A catalogue of the British Museum collection'. 2nd ed. no. 320. For a full discussion of Russel Wright and 'American Modern' dinner ware see curator's comments for Cat. no. 319 (1988.0117.1)
Bibliographic references: Rudoe 1991a / Decorative Arts 1850-1950: A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection. (320); Rudoe 1994 / Decorative Arts 1850-1950. A Catalogue of the British Museum Collection (320); Carey 1991 / Collecting the 20th Century (p.54)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Donated by: David Kiehl
Acquisition date: 1988
Department: Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number: 1988,0116.1

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