Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Margrethe

Dish and Cover
ca. 1939 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware dish and cover with painted decoration of birds and leaves in brown and yellow.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen Body
  • Tureen Cover
TitleMargrethe (series title)
Materials and techniques
earthenware with painted decoration
Brief description
Dish and cover, part of a tableware range 'Margrethe', earthenware with painted decoration of birds and leaves, designed by Nils Thorsson, made by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, ca. 1939.
Physical description
Earthenware dish and cover with painted decoration of birds and leaves in brown and yellow.
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.8cm
  • Diameter: 23.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Three wavy lines (Printed in brown)
  • 'DENMARK MARGRETHE' (Printed in brown)
  • 'K' (Impressed)
Object history
Part of a tableware range 'Margrethe' [Circ.260&A, 261, 262-1939].
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 42 p. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.260&A-1939

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Record createdSeptember 26, 2008
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