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Tapetti

Plate
1953-1964 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware plate, shape R, with printed decoration of formalised flower sprigs in blue.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleTapetti (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with printed decoration
Brief description
Tapetti (tapestry) stoneware plate with printed decoration of formalised flower sprigs in blue, shape designed by Olga Osol, decoration designed by Birger Kaipiainen, made by Arabia, Helsinki, in production 1953-1964.
Physical description
Stoneware plate, shape R, with printed decoration of formalised flower sprigs in blue.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A crown and 'ARABIA MADE IN FINLAND' (Printed in green.)
  • '105' [impressed twice]
Credit line
Given by the maker
Production
In production 1953-1964
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 64 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.51I-1988

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2008
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