Dinner Plate, "Homemaker Pattern"
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM
Glazed white earthenware
DATES
ca. 1955
DIMENSIONS
7/8 x 10 in. (2.2 x 25.4 cm)
MARKINGS
on bottom, in oval shape: "RIDGEWAY POTTERIES LTD * HOMEMAKER / MADE IN STAFFORDSHIRE ENGLAND * " Center of logo with plant stand, knife, spoon, pepper mill and corkscrew. Below logo is: "ALL COLOURS GUARANTEED / 2UNDERGLAZE 63 / AND DETERGENT PROOF".
SIGNATURE
Unsigned
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER
88.155.2
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Kevin L. Stayton
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Glazed white earthenware with black transfer-printed decoration. Decoration consists of all-over pattern of horizontal black lines interrupted by voids of twelve varying geometric shapes framing images of contemporary objects of decorative arts, such as: a biomorphic-style coffee table, plant stand, console cabinet music stand, side chair, kitchen utensils, armchair. End table and ceramic plate. Homemaker Pattern.
CONDITION: Good; various scratches in glaze; considerable wear on foot, underside discolored yellow due to cracked and worn glaze.
RECORD COMPLETENESS
Not every record you will find here is complete. More information is available for some works than for others, and some entries have been updated more recently. Records are frequently reviewed and revised, and
we welcome any additional information you might have.
