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'Gold Key' Pattern Milk Jug
'Gold Key' Pattern Milk Jug
'Gold Key' Pattern Milk Jug
'Gold Key' Pattern Milk Jug

'Gold Key' Pattern Milk Jug

Designer (Guildford, England, 1918 - 2007)
Manufacturer (Stoke-on-Trent, England, founded 1960)
Datec. 1963
Object NameJug
Mediumearthenware
ClassificationsCeramics
DimensionsOverall: height 10cm
Handle to Spout: width 12.7cm
Base: diameter 6cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2002.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS054457
About MeIn 1959, the designer Susan Williams-Ellis and her husband Euan bought Gray’s Pottery, Stoke-on-Trent and renamed it Portmeirion Pottery. In 1961 they took over another pottery, Kirkhams Ltd., and using old moulds from this factory Susan Williams-Ellis created new modern shapes such as this one, fittingly entitled 'Cylinder'. With its modern yet classical lines it suited this gold 'Greek Key' silk screen pattern which remained in production until 1983.
More About Me

Williams-Ellis and her husband bought Gray's, a Stoke-on-Trent pottery, and renamed it "Portmeirion".

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