The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Casino Shape Covered Vegetable Dish with Athlone Pattern
designed c. 1931
supervising director
(British)
made by
(British)
Overall: 11.2 x 26.8 x 22.3 cm (4 7/16 x 10 9/16 x 8 3/4 in.); Base: 7.4 x 26.8 x 22.3 cm (2 15/16 x 10 9/16 x 8 3/4 in.); Lid: 4.6 x 19.4 cm (1 13/16 x 7 5/8 in.)
Location: not on view
Description
The Casino shape represents one of the finest art deco designs produced by the British ceramics industry. A bold, streamlined shape that made use of concentric circles and stepped planes, Casino was first presented with banded patterns. Later a wider range of surface decoration was added to the line, including Athlone (1935), which featured stylized maple leaves in rust or green, as here.- {{cite web|title=Casino Shape Covered Vegetable Dish with Athlone Pattern|url=false|author=Charles Noke, Doulton and Co.|year=designed c. 1931|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2004.106.a