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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Teapot and Lid

ca. 1940 (designed), 1956-1957 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware teapot and lid with white tin glaze and painted black lines. Shape ST.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot Body
  • Teapot Cover
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
Brief description
Teapot and lid, tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration, designed by Stig Lindberg, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1956-1957.
Physical description
Earthenware teapot and lid with white tin glaze and painted black lines. Shape ST.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ST' (Impressed)
  • 'SWEDEN V/.7-100 G' and a hand (Painted in blue)
  • A star (Painted in red)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
The tea pot and lid stacks on top of the hot water jug [C.235B&C-1985].
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 110 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Other number
C.20904 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
C.235&A-1985

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Record createdOctober 3, 2008
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