Circus dinner service
Laura Knight, WILKINSON A.J., 1934
A twelve place dinner service, of which forty eight pieces survive. The pieces were decorated with scenes from the circus ranging from three acrobats inside a border of the crowd, with a clown opening the curtains, to a horse and trainer, a dancing bear, a girl on horseback and Paris the lion with Togare, his trainer.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Circus dinner service, 1934
Date supported
1992
Medium and material
Earthenware, printed and painted in overglaze enamels with gilding; ;
Dimensions
Various
Grant
5000
Total cost
20000
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