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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Bottle

ca. 1955 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oil bottle with stopper, covered in a white glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Bottle
  • Stopper
Brief description
Oil bottle of porcelain with clear glaze and teak stopper, designed by Kaj Franck ca. 1955, made by Arabia, Helsinki.
Physical description
Oil bottle with stopper, covered in a white glaze.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Arabia mark
  • 'Kilta' (alongside Arabia factory mark)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 65 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Other number
C.22097 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
C.175&A-1988

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Record createdSeptember 25, 2008
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