#factory ceramics

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Candlestick, c.1735-40, Chantilly Porcelain Manufactory, France, tin glazed soft paste porcelain, Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

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TEAPOT OF THE WEEK

Susie Cooper, 'Kestral' Teapot, c.1947, earthenware with aerographed, painted and sgraffito decoration, Victoria and Albert Museum. 

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Basket, Coalport and Coalbrookdale Porcelain Factory, c.1820, England, soft paste porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration and gilding, Art Institute of Chicago. 

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OBJECT FOCUS: ROBERT DAWSON WILLOW PATTERN, 2005

All from the V&A, Factory Ceramics, Room 140 - 1,2,3,4,5,6

This series of plates from Robert Dawson is titled 'After Willow', as the design is based on Willow Pattern, a type of blue and white china developed in England towards the end of the 18th century (Click here for my post on Willow Pattern Plates). Robert Dawson is an architectural ceramicist, whose recent work is comprised mainly of decorative ceramic wall tiles. Here, Dawson has taken iconic elements of the Willow Pattern - such as the pagoda, the two birds, and the Chinese figures - and used digital technology to create a fresh look at this familiar imagery. 

I think the way that Dawson has deconstructed the imagery of Willow Pattern, to create a modern take on blue and white china. If you like these plates and want to see more of Dawson's work, have a look at his website - Aesthetic Sabotage. 

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Coffee Pot and lid, Richard Riemerschmid, Meissen Porcelain Factory, 1903-1905, cast porcelain with hand painted underglaze decoration, Victoria and Albert Museum. 

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Cup and Saucer, Elfriede Holzer-Kjellberg, Arabia Factory, Helsinki, Finland, hand thrown porcelain, pierced patter infilled with clear glaze, Victoria and Albert Museum.