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Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Det Riflete

Cream Jug
1949 (designed), from 1952 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain cream jug, Model no. 2255, with moulded fluted decoration.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDet Riflete (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with moulded fluted decoration
Brief description
'Det Riflete' ('The fluted one') porcelain cream jug, part of a tableware range, with moulded fluted decoration, designed by Tias Eckhoff 1949, made by Porsgrund, Norway, in production from 1952.
Physical description
Porcelain cream jug, Model no. 2255, with moulded fluted decoration.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PP' on either side of an anchor and 'PORSGRUND NORWAY' (Printed in green)
  • '56' (Printed in green)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Part of range Circ.136, 137, 142, 143-1960
Production
In production from 1952
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 89 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.142-1960

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Record createdSeptember 30, 2008
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