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Flying Saucer

Vase
1959 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Low stoneware form, flaring from a very narrow foot, then narrowing towards neck.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleFlying Saucer
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with chamotte
Brief description
Vase, 'Flying Saucer', stoneware, made by Kyllikki Salmenhaara, Arabia factory, Finland, 1959
Physical description
Low stoneware form, flaring from a very narrow foot, then narrowing towards neck.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19cm
  • Width: 26cm
Credit line
Given by Dixie Parker-Fairbanks
Object history
Acquired by the potter Richard Fairbanks at the Arabia factory, Helsinki, Finland, from Kyllikki Salmenhaara by gift or purchase. Subsequently collection of Mrs Richard Fairbanks.
Collection
Accession number
C.244-2014

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Record createdOctober 16, 2014
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