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Blue fire

Dish
1949 (designed), 1951-1959 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rörstrand (manufacturer)
Bengtson, Hertha (designer)
Place of origin
Sweden (made)

Earthenware oval dish with moulded decoration and clear glaze.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Dish
Titles
  • Blue fire (series title)
  • Blå Eld (series title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with moulded decoration
Earthenware
Glaze
Glazed
Moulded
Brief description
Dish, part of tableware range 'Blå Eld' (Blue fire), earthenware with moulded decoration, designed by Hertha Bengtson, made by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1951-1959.
Physical description
Earthenware oval dish with moulded decoration and clear glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.5cm
  • Width: 19.7cm
  • Length: 28.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RÖRSTRAND MADE IN SWEDEN (C) RÖRSTRAND INC' (Impressed)
  • Three crowns (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Part of tableware range 'Blå Eld' (Blue fire), Circ.27 to 28-1961, C.101 to 102-1978.
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 112 p. ISBN 1851770712.
Other number
C.20937 - Previous number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.27-1961

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Record createdOctober 3, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O168648/blue-fire-dish-bengtson-hertha/
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