Kevin Francis Ceramics (Pottery Manufacturer) (1981-) (United Kingdom)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1981-
Places
- United Kingdom (nation) (Associated Country)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Sub-Series
Ceramics, c 1985-2002
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/5
Scope and Contents
Ceramic ware produced or licensed by Spitting Image Productions Limited, in collaboration with a number of different companies, including Martcraft Limited, Glazed Expressions, Kevin Francis Limited and Martin Moore Productions. Items include a toilet ornament, mugs, toby jugs, a cruet set, and a Queen Elizabeth II golden jubilee teapot. There is accompanying material, such as paperwork and a silicone mould, for some of the items.The Martin Moore Productions material falls outside...
Dates:
c 1985-2002
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File
Documentation File, 1988, 1991 - 1993
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/5/4/1
Scope and Contents
A file containing correspondence, photocopies of artwork, and promotional material relating to a series of toby jugs modelled by Pablo Bach at the Spitting Image Workshop, and produced by the ceramics company, Kevin Francis Limited. These toby jugs are modelled on the following British politicians: Margaret Thatcher, John Major, and Neil Kinnock.Also present is random letter from Christine Martin, based in Texas, to Roger Law and Peter Fluck, dated 17 June 1988. Martin asks Luck...
Dates:
1988; 1991 - 1993
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Sub-Sub-Series
Kevin Francis Limited, 1988, 1991 - 1993
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/5/4
Scope and Contents
Material relating to a series of limited edition toby jugs, designed by Spitting Image Productions Limited, and produced by the ceramics company, Kevin Francis Limited. These jugs feature the faces of the following British politicians: Margaret Thatcher, John Major, and Neil Kinnock. These jugs were made in time for the 1992 British general election.This section is split into the following: a file of documentation, and a box with the three aforementioned toby jugs....
Dates:
1988; 1991 - 1993
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File
Toby Jugs, 1991 - 1992
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/5/4/2
Scope and Contents
A box containing three toby jugs in the representation of the following British politicians: Margaret Thatcher, John Major, and Neil Kinnock. They have been modelled by Pablo Bach at the Spitting Image Workshop, and manufactured by the ceramics company, Kevin Francis Limited. All were part of a limited edition series with only 650 made for each jug. The following designs are present: Margaret Thatcher with a knife in her back (SI/1231); John Major as a wind-up toy (SI/1233); and Neil Kinnock...
Dates:
1991 - 1992
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