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Blaaveis

Dish
ca. 1921 (designed), 1923 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain oval dish with printed decoration of stylised leaves and flowers in underglaze blue.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBlaaveis (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with printed decoration in underglaze blue.
Brief description
'Blaaveis' (Blue anemone) porcelain oval dish, part of a tableware range, with printed decoration of stylised leaves and flowers in underglaze blue, designed by Hans Flygenring ca. 1921, made by Porsgrund, Norway, 1923.
Physical description
Porcelain oval dish with printed decoration of stylised leaves and flowers in underglaze blue.
Dimensions
  • Length: 31.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
'PP' on either side of the anchor, and 'BLAAVEIS' (Printed in green)
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Object history
Part of range C.130&A to E-1988
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 88 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.130C-1988

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Record createdSeptember 29, 2008
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