Dorota
Cup and Saucer
1962 (designed), 1964 (manufactured)
1962 (designed), 1964 (manufactured)
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Moulded porcelain cup and saucer with beet root coloured glaze, with wavy lines scratched into the body.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Dorota (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Moulded porcelain, glazed with sgraffito decoration |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer, part of 'Dorota' coffee service, moulded porcelain, glazed with sgraffito decoration, designed by Professor L. Tomaszewski, manufactured by Cmielòw Porcelain Factory, Poland, 1962. |
| Physical description | Moulded porcelain cup and saucer with beet root coloured glaze, with wavy lines scratched into the body. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'C' within a triangle and 'Cmielow Made in Poland' (Printed in grey) |
| Object history | Lubomir Tomaszewski, a sculptor employed by the Institute of Industrial Design in Warsaw,was commissioned to investigate ideal ergonomic forms for tea and coffee ware in 1956. The resulting services, 'Ina' (1961) and 'Dorota' (1962) were strikingly elegant in their exaggerated organic styling. |
| Bibliographic reference | Crowley, David. Thaw modern: Design in Eastern Europe after 1956. In David Crowley and Jane Pavitt, (eds.) Cold War Modern: Design 1945-1970. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2008. pp.142-3, 145. ISBN. 978-1-851-77543-9 |
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| Accession number | C.217:1, 2-1993 |
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| Record created | February 16, 1999 |
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