Not on display

Triton

Dish
1977 (designed), ca. 1984-1985 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Royal Copenhagen (manufacturer)
Griegst, Arje (designer)
Place of origin
Copenhagen (manufactured)

Porcelain dish of shape based on shell, water and ripple forms, painted with pink glaze. Shape 14193.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Myths & Legends
Object type
Dish
Titles
  • Triton (series title)
  • Konkylie (series title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with pink glaze
Porcelain
Glaze
Glazed
Brief description
Dish, 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 dish of shape based on shell, water and ripple forms, painted with pink glaze. Shape 14193.
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)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Part of a tableware range 'Konkylie' (Triton) [C.114 to 118-1986].
Subject depicted
Conch
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 46 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.116-1986

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Record createdSeptember 30, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O168114/triton-dish-griegst-arje/
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