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Lepo

Figure
1971 (made)
Artist/Maker
Arabia Factory (factory (studio))
Liukko-Sundström, Heljä (maker)
Place of origin
Helsinki (made)

Earthenware doll, partly glazed with painted glaze decoration.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Studio Pottery
Figures & Decorative Ceramics
Object type
Figure
TitleLepo (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, partly glazed with painted glaze decoration
Earthenware
Glaze
Glazed
Brief description
'Lepo' (Resting) earthenware doll figure, made by Heljä Liukko-Sundström at Arabia, Helsinki, 1971.
Physical description
Earthenware doll, partly glazed with painted glaze decoration.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Depth: 25.5cm
  • Length: 51cm
Marks and inscriptions
[none visible]
Bibliographic references
  • Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 68 p., ISBN 1851770712.
  • Coachworth, David and Gornick, Naomi (eds.), International Ceramics 1972, London : H.M.S.O., 1972 Finland no.8
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.624-1972

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Record createdApril 23, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O153175/lepo-figure-liukko-sundström-heljä/
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