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Sinikukka

Sugar Bowl
1970 (designed), ca. 1970 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware cream sugar bowl, shape 'Faenza', with printed decoration of closely packed flowers in blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSinikukka (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with printed decoration
Brief description
'Sinikukka' (Blue flower) earthenware sugar bowl, shape 'Faenza', part of a tableware range, with printed decoration of closely packed flowers in blue, shape designed by Peter Winquist 1970, decoration designed by Inkeri Seppälä ca. 1970, made by Arabia, Helsinki.
Physical description
Earthenware cream sugar bowl, shape 'Faenza', with printed decoration of closely packed flowers in blue.
Marks and inscriptions
A crown and 'ARABIA WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND FAENZA KESTÄÄ KONEPESUN TÅL MASKINDISK DISHWASHER PROOF' (Printed in green)
Object history
Part of a range Circ.162 to 174-1974
Production
Shape designed 1970; decoration designed ca. 1970
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 67 p., ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.174-1974

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Record createdSeptember 26, 2008
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