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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Pyro

Teacup and Saucer
1930 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware teacup and saucer with ribbed moulding and printed and painted decoration in blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
TitlePyro (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with ribbed moulding and printed and painted decoration
Brief description
Teacup and saucer, part of a table and kitchenware range 'Pyro', earthenware with ribbed moulding and printed and painted decoration, designed by Wilhelm Kåge, manufactured by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1930.
Physical description
Earthenware teacup and saucer with ribbed moulding and printed and painted decoration in blue.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GUSTAFSBERG SWEDISH PRODUCE', an anchor and 'MARINA' (Printed in black)
  • [Indistinct marks] and '6' (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Margaret H. Armitage (née Bulley)
Object history
Part of a table and kitchenware range 'Pyro' [Misc.2:140 to 148-1934].
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 108 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
MISC.2:145&/A-1934

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Record createdOctober 2, 2008
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