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Eystein-Saga

Sugar Bowl and Lid
1970 (designed), ca. 1986 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain sugar bowl and lid, shape 'Eystein' model no. 2440, with painted decoration of banding in blue and green.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sugar Bowl
  • Lid
TitleEystein-Saga (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with painted decoration
Brief description
'Eystein-Saga' porcelain sugar bowl and lid, part of a tableware range, with painted decoration of banding in blue and green, designed by Eystein Sandnes 1970, made by Porsgrund, Norway, ca. 1986.
Physical description
Porcelain sugar bowl and lid, shape 'Eystein' model no. 2440, with painted decoration of banding in blue and green.
Marks and inscriptions
'PP' either side of an anchor and 'PORSGRUND NORWAY HANDPAINTED' (Printed in green)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Part of range C.152&A to O-1987
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 91 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.152H&I-1987

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Record createdOctober 1, 2008
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