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Joki

Plaque
1986 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware plaque with printed decoration.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Joki (manufacturer's title)
  • River (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with printed decoration
Brief description
'Joki' (River) stoneware plaque with printed decoration, designed by Heljä Liukko-Sundström, made by Arabia, Helsinki, 1986.
Physical description
Stoneware plaque with printed decoration.
Dimensions
  • Length: 25.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'HELJÄ LIUKKO-SUNDSTRÖM ARABIA 86' (On the face)
  • A crown and 'ARABIA FINLAND' [incised] (Printed in gold; on the reverse)
Gallery label
Plaque 'Joki (River)' Designed by Heljä Liukko-Sundström, made by Arabia factory, Helsinki, Finland 1986 Marks: on the face 'Heljä Liukko-Sundström Arabia 86' incised on the reverse, a crown and 'Arabia Finland' printed in gold Stoneware, printed C.56-1987 Given by the maker One of four depicting different scenes of Finnish autumn and winter(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
One of four depicting different scenes of Finnish autumn and winter.
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 69 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.56-1987

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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