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Capella

Plate
1906-1914 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware plate, with printed decoration of interlaced forms in blue/green.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleCapella (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration
Brief description
Plate 'Capella' of lead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration of interlaced forms in blue/green, made by Arabia, Helsinki, in production 1906-1914.
Physical description
Earthenware plate, with printed decoration of interlaced forms in blue/green.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ARABIA' (Printed in blue/green)
  • whiplash line (Printed in blue/green)
  • '2' (Printed in black)
  • 'CK ARABIA OPAK A 41' (Impressed)
Gallery label
(16/07/2008)
Plate 'Capella'
made by Arabia, Helsinki, Finland in production 1906-14
Marks: 'Arabia' and a curved line, printed in blue.
Lead-glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration

C.51-1988 Given by the factory
Credit line
Given by the maker
Production
In production 1906-1914
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 61 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.51-1988

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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