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Sointu

Plate
1949-1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Arabia Factory (manufacturer)
Franck (designer)
Place of origin
Helsinki (made)

Porcelain plate, shape RNA, with blue/grey glaze.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Plate
TitleSointu (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with coloured glaze
Porcelain
Glaze
Glazed
Brief description
'Sointu' (Chord) porcelain plate with blue/grey glaze,designed by Kaj Franck, made by Arabia, Finland, in production 1949-1960.
Physical description
Porcelain plate, shape RNA, with blue/grey glaze.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A crown and 'ARABIA MADE IN FINLAND' (Printed in brown.)
  • '68 1053' impressed
Credit line
Given by the maker
Production
In production 1949-1960
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 63 p., ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.51M-1988

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O167497/sointu-plate-franck/
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