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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Praktika

Dish and Cover
1933-ca. 1955 (manufactured), 1933 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish and cover of cast white earthenware. The dish is circular in shape with a flared lip. The domed lid sits inside this lip. The lid is topped with a knob in the shape of a Christmas tree painted in green. The lid and dish are painted with stripes of green and red.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dish
  • Cover
Titles
  • Praktika (series title)
  • Juotta (series title)
Materials and techniques
White earthenware, cast, painted in colours
Brief description
Dish and cover of 'Praktika' range and 'Juotta' pattern, white earthenware, designedby Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1933-55.
Physical description
Dish and cover of cast white earthenware. The dish is circular in shape with a flared lip. The domed lid sits inside this lip. The lid is topped with a knob in the shape of a Christmas tree painted in green. The lid and dish are painted with stripes of green and red.
Marks and inscriptions
'Gustavsberg Praktika Juotta' and an anchor (Printed in black)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Opie, J. Scandinavian Glass & Ceramics in the 20th century, London: V&A Museum, cat. no. 349.
  • Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 109 p. ISBN 1851770712.
  • Christopher Wilk (ed.). Modernism 1914-1939: designing a new world. London: V&A Publications, 2006. cat. no. 239, p. 370.
Collection
Accession number
C.381:1, 2-1993

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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