Trees and House
Cliff, Clarice
(Factory)
Plate, eathernware, round; yellow glazed plate enamelled with the 'Trees and House' pattern. The lip of the plate is white with black and orange rings surrounding the well of the plate. The well of the plate shows a colourful linear scene, different types of tree surround a small house with a green roof, just glimpsed through the foliage.
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Details
Collection
Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Item Number
NMW A 39556
Historical Associations
Associated Person/Body: Nyman, Henry
Association Type: Private collector
Place: Cardiff
Creation/Production
1899 - 1972
Apprenticed aged 13 to local potteries, before joining A J Wilkinson Royal Staffordhsire Potteries in 1916; trained in all aspects of pottery including design and modelling; under the tutelage of factory owner Colley Shorter, attended Sculpture course at Royal College of Art; went on to become Art Director of A J Wilkinson at age 31; devised Bizarre and Fantasque ranges, inspired by Cubism.
Role: Production
Role: Factory
Period: 1929-1930
Acquisition
Gift, 20/10/2014
Measurements
diam
(cm): 25.3
Height
(cm): 2.5
diam
(in): 10
Height
(in): 1
Techniques
Enamelled
Decoration
Applied Art
Glazed
Decoration
Applied Art
Jiggered
Forming
Applied Art
Material
Earthenware
Location
In store
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