Object number
2009/72/1
Title
The Farm-Yard,
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Description
This is a ceramic decorated plate in Danbury Mint, manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons of Barlaston, Staffordshire, in the 1990s. It is entitled 'The Farm Yard' and is part of the series 'The Farm Year' designed by the artist Michael Herring. The plate depicts a nostalgic scene from the 30s/40s with a Fordson tractor, some horses, and a family in a farmyard.
Physical description
1 plate: ceramic
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Danbury Mint plate in a series entitled 'The Farm Year.' // This is the July plate in that twelve month series with the title 'The Farm-Yard'. // Made by Wedwood with artwork by Michael Herring. // 1990s. // Depicts a nostalgic scene from the 30s/40s with a Fordson tractor+ some horses, and a family in the farmyard. // 2009/72/1 - Plate // 2009/72/2 - Certificate of Authenticity, serial no. 12970 // Dimensions // Plate 20.4cm diam // In polystyrene box 24 x 24.5 x 4.5 cm // Purchased as part of the Collecting 20thc Rural Culture project, // Michael Herring specialises in nostalgic rural scenes, often with a vintage tractor prominent, that have also been used visibly on jigsaws, coaster sets etc.'
Production place
Barlaston
Production date
1990 - 1999
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