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Kilta

Plate
1957 (made), 1948 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Arabia Factory (manufacturer)
Franck, Kaj (designer)
Place of origin
Helsinki (made)

Plate of earthenware with black glaze.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Interiors
Household Objects
Shekou
Values of Design
Design Society
Object type
Plate
TitleKilta (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with coloured glaze
Earthenware
Glaze
Glazed
Brief description
'Kilta' (Guild) plate of earthenware, with black glaze, designed by Kaj Franck 1948, made by Arabia, Finland, 1957, in production 1952-1974.
Physical description
Plate of earthenware with black glaze.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A crown and 'ARABIA MADE IN FINLAND' (Printed in yellow/brown on white or white on coloured glazes.)
  • 'UUNI UGN OVEN' and an oven door shape with radiating lines (Printed in green on white or white on coloured glazes.)
Object history
Part of a series Circ.26, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 48, 49-1964
Production
In production 1952-1974
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 63 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.52-1957

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Record createdSeptember 23, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O167340/kilta-plate-franck-kaj/
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