Dish
ca. 1968-1970 (made)
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| Place of origin |
The Arabia ceramics factory was founded in 1873 near Helsinki. It was established by the Swedish company Rorstrand to enable them to take advantage of lower duties for Russian markets, but was sold off to a Finnish company by 1916.
Toini Muona was one of the earliest members of Arabia’s Art Department. The Art Department was founded in the 1930s under the leadership of artistic director Kurt Ekholm.
From the 1940s the ceramic artists working within the Art Department were encouraged to focus exclusively on studio wares. This particular dish was made towards the end of Munoa's career at Arabia, which spanned nearly 40 years.
Toini Muona was one of the earliest members of Arabia’s Art Department. The Art Department was founded in the 1930s under the leadership of artistic director Kurt Ekholm.
From the 1940s the ceramic artists working within the Art Department were encouraged to focus exclusively on studio wares. This particular dish was made towards the end of Munoa's career at Arabia, which spanned nearly 40 years.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with printed and incised decoration and glazed |
| Brief description | Stoneware dish with printed and incised decoration in semi-matt and glossy black glazes, made by Toini Muona at Arabia, Helsinki, ca. 1968-1970. |
| Physical description | Stoneware dish with printed and incised decoration in semi-matt and glossy black glazes. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'TM' [in monogram] and 'ARABIA' [incised] |
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| Credit line | Given by the maker |
| Summary | The Arabia ceramics factory was founded in 1873 near Helsinki. It was established by the Swedish company Rorstrand to enable them to take advantage of lower duties for Russian markets, but was sold off to a Finnish company by 1916. Toini Muona was one of the earliest members of Arabia’s Art Department. The Art Department was founded in the 1930s under the leadership of artistic director Kurt Ekholm. From the 1940s the ceramic artists working within the Art Department were encouraged to focus exclusively on studio wares. This particular dish was made towards the end of Munoa's career at Arabia, which spanned nearly 40 years. |
| Bibliographic reference | Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 67 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.57-1987 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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