Room 140: Factory Ceramics after 1900

Plate, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd

This gallery contains factory-made ceramics by the leading designers and manufacturers of the 20th century. Chronological displays of Scandinavian and British ceramics by influential companies such as Wedgwood, Poole and Royal Copenhagen will examine the impact of mass produced ceramics on modern dining habits and lifestyle, such as the development of ‘oven-to-table’ ware.

Room 140 is on Level 6 of the V&A South Kensington.

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Objects you can find in this gallery:

Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950

From 19 May 2012 the V&A celebrates the opening of the newly renovated Fashion Galleries with an exhibition of beautiful ballgowns, red carpet evening dresses and catwalk showstoppers.

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Come into the factories (Custom print)

Come into the factories (Custom print)

Women of Britain, Come into the factories (A3 Print, Satin Finish)

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Event - 1900 Cities: The City at the Turn of the Century, from Paris to New York

Tue 25 September 2012 14:00

SHORT COURSE: The years around 1900 represent one of the most vibrant and exciting periods in the history of art and design, when tradition and modernity collide and when the decadence of the fin de siecle encounters the optimism of a new millennium.

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