Homemaker was a pattern of mass-produced earthenware tableware that was very popular in the United Kingdom in the 1950s and 60s.[1][page needed] The pattern was designed by Enid Seeney[2][3] (2 June 1931 – 8 April 2011),[2] manufactured by Ridgway Potteries of Stoke-on-Trent between 1957 and 1970,[3][1][page needed] and sold exclusively through Woolworth's stores.
The pattern was a distinctive black on white featuring illustrations of the latest home furnishings and utensils against a background of irregular black lines. Items illustrated included a boomerang or kidney shaped table, a Robin Day armchair, a Gordon Russell type sideboard, plant holders on legs, tripod lights and lamp shades, and a two seat Sigvard Bernadotte style sofa.[1][page needed] Some very curved elements, such as teacups and lids, were plain black.
- ^ a b c Moss, Simon (2002). Homemaker : a 1950s design classic (2nd ed.). Moffat, Scotland: Cameron & Hollis. ISBN 0-906506-21-2. OCLC 52144282.
- ^ a b "Designer of iconic pottery tableware dies at 79". The Sentinel. 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ a b Simon Moss (8 May 2011). "Enid Seeney obituary". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014. Seeney also designed Samoa and English Garden.
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