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Cup, coffee and saucer
Cuffley, John (Worked as Assistant Designer to Susan Williams-Ellis at Portmeirion Potteries from 1967-1971.)
Coffee cup and saucer, white earthenware body with a matt black glaze, 'Cylinder' shape, the cup with a cylindrical body, the top of the handle is square and level with the rim, gently curving downards and attached to the lower third of the body, plain rim, the saucer with foot ring and and sharply upturned sides; both sides of the body printed on the glaze in gold with the image of an elaborate, freeform phoenix.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 39306
Creation/Production
Cuffley, John
Portmeirion Potteries Ltd
Date: 1968 –
Acquisition
Purchase, 26/10/2011
Measurements
Height
(cm): 8.2
Height
(in): 3
l(cm) handle to lip:9.3 (cup)
l(cm)
l(in) handle to lip:3 3/4 (cup)
l(in)
diam
(cm): 6.2
diam
(in): 2
diam
(cm): 13.3
diam
(in): 5
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
printed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
Location
In store
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