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Spisa

Bowl
ca. 1978-1980 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Rörstrand (manufacturer)
Persson, Inger (designer)
Place of origin
Stockholm (made)

Earthenware bowl, high-fired, with moulded fluting and brown glaze.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Bowl
TitleSpisa (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
High-fired earthenware moulded and glazed
Earthenware
Glaze
Glazed
Moulded
Fired
Brief description
'Spisa' (eat) earthenware bowl, high-fired, with moulded fluting and brown glaze, designed by Inger Persson ca. 1978-1980, made by Rörstrand, Stockholm.
Physical description
Earthenware bowl, high-fired, with moulded fluting and brown glaze.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RÖRSTRAND', three crowns and 'SWEDEN SPISA V D N F555 c OVENPROOF MICROSAFE IPE' (Printed in black)
  • '17' [impressed]
Credit line
Given by the maker
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 121 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.50-1987

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Record createdOctober 3, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O168589/spisa-bowl-persson-inger/
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