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Egypti

Plate
1934-1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain printed plate, shape FQ, with papyrus-like motifs, lines and leaves in red, grey, black and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleEgypti (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with printed decoration
Brief description
'Egypti' plate of porcelain printed with papyrus-like motifs, lines and leaves in red, grey, black and gold, made by Arabia, Finland, in production 1934-1939.
Physical description
Porcelain printed plate, shape FQ, with papyrus-like motifs, lines and leaves in red, grey, black and gold.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ARABIA', factory building and 'SUOMI FINLANDIA II' (Printed in gold)
  • '20' [impressed]
Credit line
Given by the maker
Production
In production 1934-1939
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 62 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.51E-1988

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Record createdSeptember 22, 2008
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