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Tea for One

Teapot and Cover
ca. 1974 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Bing & Grøndahl (manufacturer)
Hunt, Martin (designer)
Place of origin
Copenhagen (manufactured)

Porcelain teapot and cover with printed decoration of brown lines. Shape 653.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Teapot and cover
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Teapot Body
  • Teapot Cover
TitleTea for One (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with printed decoration
Porcelain
Glaze
Printed
Brief description
Teapot and cover 'Tea for One', porcelain with printed decoration of brown lines, designed by Martin Hunt, manufactured by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark, ca. 1974.
Physical description
Porcelain teapot and cover with printed decoration of brown lines. Shape 653.
Dimensions
  • Including teacup c.155 1979 height: 12.2cm
  • Including cover height: 9.4cm
  • Including handle and spout width: 19.8cm
  • Depth: 14cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Three towers and 'B&G' within a circle of the words 'COPENHAGEN PORCELAIN MADE IN DENMARK' (Printed in green)
  • '653' (Printed in green)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 46 p. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.154&A-1979

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Record createdSeptember 29, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O168097/tea-for-one-teapot-and-cover-hunt-martin/
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