2009/71/4

Early Morning Milk,

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (Manufacturer)

This is the certificate of registry which accompanies a ceramic decorated plate, manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons of Barlaston, Staffordshire, in 1991. The certificate has the number 3894 Q, and certifies the plate as belonging to an authentic limited edition. 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.

1 certificate: paper

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.', Certificate - Wedgwood // Founded 1759 // This Certificate betokens the official registry of plate number 3894 Q in the authentic limited edition of // 'Early Morning Milk' // the first issue in the Country Days collected by Wedgwood. Created exclusively for the collector's palte series by Chris Howells and crafted in Wedgwood Fine Bone China in an edition limited to a maximum of 55 firing days // RA Barnes // Richard Barnes, Managing Direction // Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Limited // Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, England // Printed in England.'

Barlaston

1991 - 1991