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Sotka

Plate
1968-1974 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware plate, shape E, with broadly painted repeating decoration in underglaze blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSotka (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware plate with painted decoration in underglaze
Brief description
'Sotka' (Scaup duck) earthenware plate with broadly painted repeating decoration in underglaze blue, shape designed by Göran Bäck, decoration designed by Raija Uosikkinen, made by Arabia, Helsinki, in production 1968-1974.
Physical description
Earthenware plate, shape E, with broadly painted repeating decoration in underglaze blue.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
A crown and 'ARABIA WÄRTSILÄ FINLAND SOTKA HANDPAINTED KESTÄÄ KONEPESUN TÅL MASKINDISK DISHWASHER-PROOF 13' (Printed in green)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Production
In production 1968-1974
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 67 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.51Q-1988

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Record createdSeptember 26, 2008
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