Not currently on display at the V&A

Medium Plate

1977 (designed), 1979 (produced)
Artist/Maker
Sarvis Oy (manufacturer)
Kaj Franck (designer)
Place of origin
Finland (made)

Medium oval plate of melamine plastic in black


Object details

Categories
Plastic
Eating
Tableware & Cutlery
Object type
Medium plate
Materials and techniques
Melamine plastic, injection moulded
Melamine
Injection Moulded
Brief description
Melamine plastic plate, injection moulded, designed by Kaj Franck in 1977, made by Sarvis Oy, Finland, production started in 1979.
Physical description
Medium oval plate of melamine plastic in black
Dimensions
  • Length: 21cm
  • Height: 2.5cm
  • Width: 17.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • "MF" on inner circle (Makers mark)
  • "SARVIS FINLAND 664" on outer circle (Makers mark)
Production
Production started in 1979
Bibliographic reference
Kaj Franck; Moutoilija Formgivare Designer, by Weener Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Porvoo 1992
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.88-1993

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Record createdNovember 10, 1998
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O9560/medium-plate-kaj-franck/
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