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Toast-rack
Beswick, John (John Beswick is credited with modernising the Beswick factory after the death of his father and company founder, James Wright Beswick, in 1921.)
Toast rack, white earthenware body with cream coloured glaze, of oval form with four compartments for toast, the ends of the toast rack are bulbous and the three upright divisions are semi-circular in form; each end is transfer printed under the glaze with a stylised circus scene, comprising two black 'stick figure' acrobats in pink dress, each standing on the back of a cantering circus pony, printed in a pale blue with black highlights, above these is a pair of trapeze artists, one male and one female, the top of each divide is hand-painted with a dark red line, tapering at each end.
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Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 39312
Creation/Production
Beswick, John
Hallam, Albert
Date: 1956-1960 –
Acquisition
Purchase, 9/12/2011
Measurements
Length
(cm): 15
Length
(in): 6
Depth
(cm): 7
Depth
(in): 2
Height
(cm): 7.6
Height
(in): 3
Techniques
slip-cast
forming
Applied Art
transfer-printed
decoration
Applied Art
painted
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
Location
Clore Discovery Centre
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