Windflower

Plate
1956-1966 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware plate, shape R, with painted decoration of flowers, leaves and seed pods in several colours.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWindflower (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with painted decoration
Brief description
'Windflower' stoneware plate with painted decoration of flowers, leaves and seed pods in several colours, designed by Olga Osol, made by Arabia, Finland, in production 1956-1966.
Physical description
Stoneware plate, shape R, with painted decoration of flowers, leaves and seed pods in several colours.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WINDFLOWER', a crown and 'ARABIA MADE IN FINLAND' (Printed in green)
  • '105 451' [impressed]
  • 'HANDPAINTED UM' [in monogram] (Painted in green)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Production
In production 1956-1966
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 65 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.51K-1988

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Record createdSeptember 25, 2008
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