Northern Lights
Cup and Saucer
1948 (designed), 1956 (designed (pattern))
1948 (designed), 1956 (designed (pattern))
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Cup and saucer of porcelain, shape TM, with printed decoration in blue.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Northern Lights (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with printed decoration |
| Brief description | Cup and saucer 'Northern Lights' shape TM of porcelain, part of a tableware range, with printed decoration in blue, designed by Kaj Franck 1948, decoration designed by Raija Uosikkinen 1956, made by Arabia, Helsinki. |
| Physical description | Cup and saucer of porcelain, shape TM, with printed decoration in blue. |
| Marks and inscriptions | A crown and 'ARABIA MADE IN FINLAND 103' (Printed in gold;
Others have a crown and 'ARABIA MADE IN FINLAND 105' printed in gold) |
| Object history | Part of a range Circ.48 to 52-1957 |
| Bibliographic reference | Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 63 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.49&A-1957 |
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| Record created | September 23, 2008 |
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