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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Arne

Plate
1909-1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Lead-glazed earthenware plate with transfer-printed decoration of triangles in fir-cone shapes in blue/green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleArne (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
Brief description
'Arne' plate of lead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration of triangles in fir-cone shapes in blue green, made by Arabia, Helsinki, in production 1909-1930.
Physical description
Lead-glazed earthenware plate with transfer-printed decoration of triangles in fir-cone shapes in blue/green.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ARABIA' underlined (Printed in blue/green)
  • '4' (Printed in blue/green)
  • '4' (Printed in blue/green)
Gallery label
Plate 'Arne' made by Arabia, Helsinki, Finland in production 1909-30 Marks: 'Arabia' underlined, '4' printed in blue/green Lead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration C.51A-1988 Given by the factory(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Production
In production 1909-1930
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 61 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.51A-1988

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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