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Black basalt vase - 1967
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Black basalt vase
© Wedgwood Museum
This black basalt vase from 1967 has been decorated with the application of a textured surface to the exterior of the vase below the shoulder. Gilding has been applied to its rim.
This black basalt vase from 1967 has been decorated with the application of a textured surface to the exterior of the vase below the shoulder. Gilding has been applied to its rim.
- Type of object: Ornamental ware/vase
- Mark: WEDGWOOD MADE IN ENGLAND 67 [Impressed]
- Year first produced: 1967
- Body: Black basalt
- Glaze: Unglazed
- Material: Ceramic
- Decoration: Textured, gilded
- Accession number: 11796
- Dimensions: 138 mm (height), 138 mm (diameter)
Related people
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Walter Robert Minkin
Designer
Walter Robert Minkin - Designer
Robert, or Bob, Minkin was born in 1928 and joined Wedgwood as Chief Designer in 1955 after training at the Royal College of Art. Thirteen years later he was appointed Group Designer and moved with his team to the new circular design studio opened in 1968, and in 1979 he became Design Director. A number of distinctive tableware patterns were designed by him during the 1950s, and he also produced designs for basalt. He retired from Wedgwood in September 1989.
