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Röd Kant

Cup and Saucer
1968 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware cup and saucer, shape 'Åttkant (Eight edge), with screenprinted decoration.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Cup
  • Saucer
TitleRöd Kant (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with screenprinted decoration
Brief description
'Röd Kant' (Red edge) earthenware cup and saucer, part of a tableware range, with screenprinted decoration, designed by Karin Björquist 1968, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden.
Physical description
Earthenware cup and saucer, shape 'Åttkant (Eight edge), with screenprinted decoration.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'RÖD KANT DESIGN K. BJÖRQUIST DESIGN' around 'GUSTAVSBERG' and an anchor [all within a circle] (Printed in red)
  • 'FLINTGODS V D N F555 MADE IN SWEDEN' [within a rectangle] (Printed in red)
Credit line
Given by Helena Dahlbäck Lutteman
Object history
Part of range C.213, 214-1985, C.143, 144-1986
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 119 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.213&A-1985

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Record createdOctober 6, 2008
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