Sauceboat - 'Garden' Pattern Dinner Service
DesignerDesigned by
Eric Ravilious
(London, England, 1903 - 1942)
Manufacturer
Wedgwood
(Stoke-on-Trent, England, founded 1759)
DateLaunched in 1939, Produced 1950s
Object Namesauceboat
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
Dimensions12.5 x 19.3cm
AcquisitionPurchased in 1988 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions and the Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 12
Object numberABDMS014286.17
Keywords
The figurative vignettes were based upon drawings that Ravilious made of his wife and friends, enjoying the garden of the Essex house that they shared with fellow artist Edward Bawden in the 1930s.
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