Boll blue
Coffee Pot and Lid
ca. 1950 (designed), ca. 1959 (made)
ca. 1950 (designed), ca. 1959 (made)
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Stoneware coffee pot and lid with incised leaves and painted blue decoration. Model KA.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with incised and painted decoration |
| Brief description | Coffee pot and lid, part of a range 'Koka blå' (Boll blue), stoneware with incised and painted decoration, designed by Hertha Bengtson, made by Rörstrand, Sweden, ca. 1959. |
| Physical description | Stoneware coffee pot and lid with incised leaves and painted blue decoration. Model KA. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'KOKA', three crowns and 'RÖRSTRAND SWEDEN 27' (Printed in black) |
| Credit line | Given by the maker |
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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. |
| Other number | C.20924 - Previous number |
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| Accession number | CIRC.26&A-1961 |
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| Record created | October 3, 2008 |
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