Blue fire
Jam Pot and Cover
1949 (designed), 1951-1971 (made)
1949 (designed), 1951-1971 (made)
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Earthenware jam pot and cover with moulded decoration of herringbone pattern and blue glaze.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with moulded decoration |
| Brief description | Jam pot and cover, part of tableware range 'Blå Eld' (Blue fire), earthenware with moulded decoration, designed by Hertha Bengtson, 1949, made by Rörstrand, Sweden, 1951-1971. |
| Physical description | Earthenware jam pot and cover with moulded decoration of herringbone pattern and blue glaze. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr J.V.G. Mallet |
| Object history | Part of tableware range 'Blå Eld' (Blue fire), Circ.27 to 28-1961, C.101 to 102-1978. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 112 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712. |
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| Accession number | C.102&A-1978 |
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| Record created | October 3, 2008 |
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