Object number
2009/71/2
Title
Early Morning Milk,
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Description
This is the box which contains a ceramic decorated plate, manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons of Barlaston, Staffordshire, in 1991. The plate is entitled 'Early Morning Milk' and is part of the series 'Country Days' designed by the artist Chris Howells (1947– ), and depicts a horse drawn wagon containing two milk churns through a village scene with thatched cottages.
Physical description
1 box: card
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Wedgwood Decorative Plate 'Early Morning Milk' in the series 'Country Days' by the artist Chris Howells (1947 - ) // Dated 1991 // 2009/71/1 - Plate // 2009/71/2 - Box // 2009/71/3 - Explanatory Leaflet // 2009/71/4 - Certificate of registry (no. 3894 Q) // Made by Josiah Wedgwood + Sons Ltd, Barlaston, Stoke on Trent. // Plate depicts a horse drawn wagon containing two milk churns through a village scene with thatched cottage. // Dimensions // 20.5 cm diameter // Collected as part of the Collecting 20thc Rural Culture project.'
Production place
Barlaston
Production date
1991 - 1991
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