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Delfi

Cup and Saucer
ca. 1974 (manufactured), 1973 (shape), 1973 (pattern)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain cup and saucer with hand-painted decorationin underglaze blue. Shape 305.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
TitleDelfi (series title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration
Brief description
Cup and saucer, part of a tableware range 'Delfi', porcelain with hand-painted underglaze blue decoration,designed 1973, shape designed by Martin Hunt, pattern designed by Carl Harry Stålhane, manufactured by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark, ca. 1974.
Physical description
Porcelain cup and saucer with hand-painted decorationin underglaze blue. Shape 305.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Three towers and 'B&G' within a circle of the words 'COPENHAGEN PORCELAIN MADE IN DENMARK' (Printed in green)
  • '47' (Painted in underglaze blue)
  • '305' (Printed in green)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Part of a tableware range 'Delfi' [C.148 to 153-1979].
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 46 p. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.150&A-1979

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Record createdSeptember 29, 2008
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