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

Blue fire

Teapot and Lid
1949 (designed), 1951-1971 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware teapot and lid with moulded decoration of herringbone pattern and blue glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot Body
  • Teapot Cover
Titles
  • Blue fire (series title)
  • Blå Eld (series title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with moulded decoration
Brief description
Teapot and lid, part of tableware range 'Blå Eld' (Blue fire), earthenware with moulded decoration, designed by Hertha Bengtson, made by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1951-1971.
Physical description
Earthenware teapot and lid with moulded decoration of herringbone pattern and blue glaze.
Dimensions
  • Body and cover height: 18.4cm (Note: Highest)
  • Body and cover width: 17.3cm (Note: Widest)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RÖRSTRAND MADE IN SWEDEN (C) RÖRSTRAND INC' (Impressed)
  • Three crowns (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Fireman
Object history
Part of tableware range 'Blå Eld' (Blue fire), Circ.27 to 28-1961, C.101 to 102-1978.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 112 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.101&A-1978

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Record createdOctober 3, 2008
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