Vase
ca. 1952 (made)
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Kyllikki Salmenhaara remains one of Finland’s most influential ceramic artists. This piece demonstrates the poise and control that was typical of her work. This type of rough stoneware is sometimes known as ‘chamotte’ and is made by incorporating fired porcelain or stoneware ‘grog’ into the clay, which reduces the shrinkage during firing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Chamotte stoneware with glaze |
| Brief description | Chamotte stoneware with speckled glaze and red/brown iron spots, made by Kyllikki Salmenhaara at Arabia Factory, Helsinki, ca. 1952. |
| Physical description | Chamotte stoneware with speckled glaze and red/brown iron spots. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ARABIA KS' [incised] |
| Summary | Kyllikki Salmenhaara remains one of Finland’s most influential ceramic artists. This piece demonstrates the poise and control that was typical of her work. This type of rough stoneware is sometimes known as ‘chamotte’ and is made by incorporating fired porcelain or stoneware ‘grog’ into the clay, which reduces the shrinkage during firing. |
| Bibliographic reference | Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 64 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.325-1955 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2008 |
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