Art Deco Mudlarked Sherd Tableware Pendant

Historical Information
Type: Hand-painted Art Deco Tableware
Fabric: Earthenware
Date: c. 1925–1950
Find Location: Essex, UK
Extra Information:
This pendant is made from a fragment of hand-painted earthenware decorated in bold enamel colours: mustard yellow, deep green, and black. The geometric banding and clean modern lines are characteristic of the Art Deco era, when British potteries experimented with strong patterns that broke away from Victorian florals. Factories such as Crown Ducal, Woods, and Newport produced lively hand-painted wares designed for everyday use in homes, cafés, and dining rooms.

Art Deco ceramics emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, inspired by the wider movement in architecture, fashion, and design that celebrated modernity and bold simplicity. Even into the 1940s–50s, such bright banded designs remained popular, bringing colour and style to domestic life. This fragment captures the cheerful energy of interwar and postwar Britain, when tableware itself became part of modern living.