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Three flowers

Plate
1924-1934 (manufactured), 1924 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Gefle (manufacturer)
Percy, Arthur (designer)
Place of origin
Sweden (manufactured)

Earthenware plate with printed decoration of flowers in brown. Model Q.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Plate
Titles
  • Three flowers (manufacturer's title)
  • Tre Blommor (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with printed decoration
Earthenware
Printed
Brief description
Plate 'Tre Blommor' (Three flowers), earthenware with printed decoration, designed by Arthur Percy, manufactured by Gefle, Sweden, 1924-1934.
Physical description
Earthenware plate with printed decoration of flowers in brown. Model Q.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GEFLE' and three kilns and '630 H' (Impressed)
  • 'GEFLE' and three smoking kilns within an oval and 'MADE IN SWEDEN MODELL PERCY TRE BLOMMOR' (Printed in black and brown)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Margaret H. Armitage (née Bulley)
Subject depicted
Flowers
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 107 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
MISC.2:121-1934

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Record createdOctober 2, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O168413/three-flowers-plate-percy-arthur/
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