Not on display

Spire

Cream Jug
from 1953 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain cream jug, model no. 2275, with moulded decoration.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSpire (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with moulded decoration
Brief description
'Spire' porcelain cream jug, part of a tableware range, with moulded decoration, designed by Konrad Galaaen 1952, made by Porsgrund, in production from 1953.
Physical description
Porcelain cream jug, model no. 2275, with moulded decoration.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PP' on either side of an anchor and 'PORSGRUND NORWAY' (Printed in green)
  • '57' (Printed in green)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Part of range Circ.138 to 140, 144, 145-1960, C.146-1987
Production
In production from 1953
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 90 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.144-1960

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Record createdSeptember 30, 2008
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