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

Tebe

Cup and Saucer
ca. 1952 (made), 1946 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain cup and saucer with moulded vertical fluting. Model 55.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
TitleTebe (series title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain decorated with moulded fluting
Brief description
Cup and saucer, part of a tableware range 'Tebe', porcelain decorated with moulded fluting, designed by Arthur Percy, made by Karlskrona, Sweden, in production from 1952.
Physical description
Porcelain cup and saucer with moulded vertical fluting. Model 55.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'KARLSKRONA' and a crown (Printed in green)
  • An anchor and 'KP SWEDEN PERCY' (Printed in green)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Part of a tableware range 'Tebe' [Circ.58 to 61-1961].
Production
In production from 1952
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 111 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Other number
C.20989 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.59&A-1961

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Record createdOctober 3, 2008
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