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Triton

Tureen and Cover
1977 (designed), ca. 1984-1985 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain tureen and cover of shape based on shell, water and ripple forms, painted with pink glaze. Shape 14180.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen Cover
  • Tureen Body
Titles
  • Triton (series title)
  • Konkylie (series title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with pink glaze
Brief description
Tureen and cover, part of a tableware range 'Konkylie' (Triton), porcelain of shape based on shell, water and ripple forms, painted in pink, designed by Arje Griegst, manufactured by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, ca.1984-1985.
Physical description
Porcelain tureen and cover of shape based on shell, water and ripple forms, painted with pink glaze. Shape 14180.
Marks and inscriptions
  • ‘ROYAL COPENHAGEN DENMARK’ around a crown (Printed in green)
  • 'A.G.' (Printed in green)
  • Three wavy lines and 'LD' (Printed in blue)
  • '14180' (Printed in green)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Part of a tableware range 'Konkylie' (Triton) [C.114 to 118-1986].
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 46 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.114&A-1986

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Record createdSeptember 30, 2008
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