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Teapot and lid

Teapot and lid

  • Place of origin:

    Norway (made)

  • Date:

    1984 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Enger, Leif Helge, born 1934 (maker)
    Porsgrund (factory)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Porcelain with splashed silkscreened decoration in underglaze blue.

  • Credit Line:

    Given by the maker

  • Museum number:

    C.180&A-1988

  • Gallery location:

    Factory Ceramics, room 140, case 9, shelf 1

  • Image in copyright

Porsgrund was Norway's first and largest manufacturer of porcelains. Founded in 1885, it continues to produce ceramics today.

Leif Helge Enger became a full-time designer at Porsgrund in 1964. He designed for mass-production as well as creating studio works, and was equally comfortable working with fine porcelain or rough stoneware.

This teapot and lid were created by Enger as prototypes for factory production. The matching cup and saucer (C.180B&C-1988) are also part of the V&A's collection.

Physical description

Porcelain tea pot and lid with splashed silkscreened decoration in underglaze blue.
[Teapot cover] Flat top lid.

Place of Origin

Norway (made)

Date

1984 (made)

Artist/maker

Enger, Leif Helge, born 1934 (maker)
Porsgrund (factory)

Materials and Techniques

Porcelain with splashed silkscreened decoration in underglaze blue.

Marks and inscriptions

'PP' on either side of an anchor and 'PORSGRUND HÅNDVERKS STUDIO LEIF HELGE ENGER NORWAY'

Dimensions

[Teapot body] Length: 23.4 cm

Descriptive line

Porcelain tea pot and lid with splashed silkscreened decoration in underglaze blue, made by Leif Helge Enger at Porsgrund, Norway, 1984.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 93 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
'Leif Helge Enger is a stylish and elegant designer/potter who has been equally at home working in stoneware (see cat. no. 275)[C. 133-1988] and in this finely conceived porcelain. This tea pot and cup and saucer are prototypes. Production of these designs is still under discussion.'

Materials

Porcelain

Techniques

Underglazed

Categories

Porcelain; Ceramics

Collection code

CER

Qr_O168333
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