Sapphire
Plate
1921-1940 (manufactured)
1921-1940 (manufactured)
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Earthenware plate with printed decoration of stylised flowers and leaves in dark blue and gold. Model WK.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with printed and gilded decoration |
| Brief description | Plate 'Safir' (Sapphire), printed and gilded earthenware, designed by Wilhelm Kåge, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1921. |
| Physical description | Earthenware plate with printed decoration of stylised flowers and leaves in dark blue and gold. Model WK. |
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| Gallery label | Plate 'Safir (Sapphire)'
Designed by Wilhelm Kåge, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden 1921
Marks: 'Safir Gustavsberg S.S.F', printed in blue 'Gustavsberg' an anchor and '1921 Opak 995W' (indistinct) impressed unidentified symbols painted in red
Earthenware, printed and gilded
C.3-1988(16/07/2008) |
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| Bibliographic reference | Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 107 p. ISBN 1851770712. |
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| Accession number | C.3-1988 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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