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Blue fire
Bengtson, Hertha - Enlarge image
Blue fire; Blå Eld
- Object:
Jam pot and cover
- Place of origin:
Sweden (made)
- Date:
1949 (designed)
1951-1971 (made) - Artist/Maker:
Bengtson, Hertha (designer)
Rörstrand (manufacturer) - Materials and Techniques:
Earthenware with moulded decoration
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr J.V.G. Mallet
- Museum number:
C.102&A-1978
- Gallery location:
Factory Ceramics, room 140, case 5, shelf 2
Physical description
Earthenware jam pot and cover with moulded decoration of herringbone pattern and blue glaze.
[pot cover] Domed lid surmounted with a stalk-like knob bent to one side.
Place of Origin
Sweden (made)
Date
1949 (designed)
1951-1971 (made)
Artist/maker
Bengtson, Hertha (designer)
Rörstrand (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Earthenware with moulded decoration
Marks and inscriptions
'RÖRSTRAND MADE IN SWEDEN (C) RÖRSTRAND INC'
Three crowns
Object history note
Part of tableware range 'Blå Eld' (Blue fire), Circ.27 to 28-1961, C.101 to 102-1978.
Descriptive line
Jam pot and cover, part of tableware range 'Blå Eld' (Blue fire), earthenware with moulded decoration, designed by Hertha Bengtson, made by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1951-1971.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 112 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
‘This range was made in creamware body (‘flintgods’) and originally produced in blue and white, the two colours intended to be used in combination. Subsequently other colour combinations, including red and grey, were put into production. This range was included in the exhibition ‘Three Centuries Swedish Pottery’, held at the Museum in 1959 (catalogue: group no. 217). The two oval dishes were acquired from that exhibition.’
Materials
Earthenware; Glaze
Techniques
Glazed; Moulded
Subjects depicted
Herringbone
Categories
Ceramics; Earthenware
Collection code
CER
