Manufactured by
Enoch Wedgwood Ltd, English, founded 1860
Designed by
Bridges, Sheila, American, born 1964
Distributed by
Fiskars Living US, LLC, American, founded 2009
Date
2022
Medium
bone china
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4 × 4 1/2 × 3 in. (10.2 × 11.4 × 7.6 cm)
Description
A blue bone china mug from the Wedgwood X Sheila Bridges collaboration, featuring the basketball vignette from Bridges' Harlem Toile de Jouy design.
This is a round, blue mug with tall, straight sides and a curved handle. One side depicts a vignette of three young men playing basketball. The men wear 18th century clothing and play beneath a tree with the basket suspended from a limb by ribbon. A balustrade is visible in the background behind them. The only color in the otherwise black and white design is the reddish-brown basketball and the yellow of one of the player's shirts. The mug has a black rim and black edging along the bottom edge of the mug and the sides of the handle.
On the underside of the mug is a reddish-brown color basketball. There is printed black text in the center that reads [WEDGWOOD / X / SHEILA BRIDGES / Bone China / Dishwasher Safe].
Collection title
Wedgwood X Sheila Bridges Collection
Classification
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Type
mugs
Topic
Basketball
Cooking and dining
Design
Play
Stereotypes
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wedgwood
Object number
2022.75.7
Restrictions & Rights
© Sheila Bridges, Wedgwood © Fiskars Group
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55870924d-54d5-4cc2-aeb0-5da617b74bf5

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