Cup and Saucer
1984 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Porsgrund was Norway's first and largest manufacturer of porcelains. Founded in 1885, it continues to produce ceramics today.
Leif Helge Enger became a full-time designer at Porsgrund in 1964. He designed for mass-production as well as creating studio works, and was equally comfortable working with fine porcelain or rough stoneware.
This cup and saucer were created by Enger as prototypes for factory production. The matching teapot and lid (C.180&A-1988) are also part of the V&A's collection.
Leif Helge Enger became a full-time designer at Porsgrund in 1964. He designed for mass-production as well as creating studio works, and was equally comfortable working with fine porcelain or rough stoneware.
This cup and saucer were created by Enger as prototypes for factory production. The matching teapot and lid (C.180&A-1988) are also part of the V&A's collection.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Porcelain with splashed silkscreened decoration in underglaze blue. |
| Brief description | Porcelain cup and saucer with splashed silkscreened decoration in underglaze blue, made by Leif Helge Enger at Porsgrund, Norway, 1984. |
| Physical description | Porcelain cup and saucer with splashed silkscreened decoration in underglaze blue. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'PP' on either side of an anchor and 'PORSGRUND HÅNDVERKS STUDIO LEIF HELGE ENGER NORWAY' (Printed in black) |
| Credit line | Given by the maker |
| Summary | Porsgrund was Norway's first and largest manufacturer of porcelains. Founded in 1885, it continues to produce ceramics today. Leif Helge Enger became a full-time designer at Porsgrund in 1964. He designed for mass-production as well as creating studio works, and was equally comfortable working with fine porcelain or rough stoneware. This cup and saucer were created by Enger as prototypes for factory production. The matching teapot and lid (C.180&A-1988) are also part of the V&A's collection. |
| Bibliographic reference | Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 93 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.180B&C-1988 |
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| Record created | October 1, 2008 |
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