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

Sugar Bowl

ca. 1929-1931 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain sugar bowl and lid with sprayed and painted decoration of banding in grey/black, yellow and orange.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bowl
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with sprayed decoration and painted
Brief description
Porcelain sugar bowl and lid, part of a tableware range, with sprayed and painted decoration of banding in grey/black, yellow and orange, designed by Nora Gulbrandsen ca. 1929-1931, made by Porsgrund, Norway.
Physical description
Porcelain sugar bowl and lid with sprayed and painted decoration of banding in grey/black, yellow and orange.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PP' on either side of an anchor and 'PORSGRUNN NORGE' (Printed in green)
  • '1877' [incised]
  • '1877/777 N.G.' (Painted in red)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Part of range C.144&A to D-1987
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 88 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.144C&D-1987

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Record createdDecember 10, 2007
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