'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 NameService
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall (ABDMS014286.55 dinner plate): diameter 25.9cm
Tea plate: 17.3
Lobed plate 21.3 x 15.9
Tureen 16.5 x 24.7
Sauceboat: 12.5 x19.3
Milk jug: 7.3 x 13.3
Soup bowl 5.5 x 17
Saucer 11
Coffee cup 6 x 7.5
Pudding bowl: 4.7 x 15.5
Tea plate: 17.3
Lobed plate 21.3 x 15.9
Tureen 16.5 x 24.7
Sauceboat: 12.5 x19.3
Milk jug: 7.3 x 13.3
Soup bowl 5.5 x 17
Saucer 11
Coffee cup 6 x 7.5
Pudding bowl: 4.7 x 15.5
AcquisitionPurchased in 1988 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions and the Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS014286
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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The illustrations 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.
