2009/76/5

The Farm Cottage,

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (Manufacturer)

This is the accompanying title card for a ceramic decorated plated, manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons of Barlaston, Staffordshire, in 1988. The plate is entitled 'The Farm Cottage' and is part of the series 'Country Panorama', depicting a 360° panoramic view of the countryside, designed by the artist Colin Newman. The plate depicts a a thatched cottage with various wildlife, including a magpie, rabbits, sparrows and butterflies.

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MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Decorated plate showing a thatched cottage in the middle distance with various wildlife - including a magpie, rabbits, sparrows and butterfly in the foreground. // Information on the back says that this is plate no. 2242 B of 'The the Farm Cottage' by Colin Newman which is the sixth subject in Colin Newman's "Country Panorama" depicting a 360° panoramic view of the countryside. // Made by Josiah Wedgwood + Sons Ltd, Barlaston, Stoke on Trent. // Dated 1988. // 2009/76/1 Plate // 2009/76/2 Box // 2009/76/3 Leaflet // 2009/76/4 Certificate // 2009/76/5 Title Card // Dimensions // Plate diameter 21 cm // Box 24.5 x 25 x 6.5 cm. // Purchased as part of the Collecting 20thc Rural Culture project. // Address on box shows that it was originally sold to Mr W. H. E Podger, ...Wadhurst, E. Sussex... // Colin Newman was brought up in E. Anglia and studied at Cambridge School of Art and Hornsey College of Art.', Title card - ''The Farm Cottage' // Until this point, man has played only a minor role in Country Panorama. Now artist Colin Newman takes us right into a tidy barnyard in 'The Farm Cottage', plate Six in the series. Sparrows and plump brown hens peck at kernels of corn, while two rabbits cautiously peer about a fence post as the fox trots by the cottage's whitewashed walls. Meanwhile, its human occupants are nowhere to be seen, evidently unaware of the bustling activity in their backyard. But thanks to the keen eye of Mr. Newman, we do have an up-close look at their many visitors.'

Barlaston

1988 - 1988