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

Northern Lights

Cup and Saucer
1948 (designed), 1956 (designed (pattern))
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cup and saucer of porcelain, shape TM, with printed decoration in yellow.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Saucer
  • Cup
TitleNorthern Lights (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with printed decoration
Brief description
Cup and saucer 'Northern Lights' of porcelain, part of a tableware range, with printed decoration in yellow, designed by Kaj Franck 1948, decoration designed by Raija Uosikkinen 1956, made by Arabia, Helsinki.
Physical description
Cup and saucer of porcelain, shape TM, with printed decoration in yellow.
Marks and inscriptions
A crown and 'ARABIA MADE IN FINLAND 103' (Printed in gold; Others have a crown and 'ARABIA MADE IN FINLAND 105' printed in gold)
Object history
Part of a range Circ.48 to 52-1957
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 63 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.48&A-1957

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Record createdSeptember 23, 2008
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