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Fairytale country

Plate
1951 (made), 1951 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Lindberg, Stig (designer)
Place of origin
Sweden (made)

Earthenware child's plate with transfer-printed decoration in blue.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Plate
Titles
  • Fairytale country (manufacturer's title)
  • Sagoland (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with printed decoration
Earthenware
Printed
Brief description
Child's plate titled 'Sagoland' (Fairytale country), earthenware with transfer-printed decoration, designed by Stig Lindberg, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1951.
Physical description
Earthenware child's plate with transfer-printed decoration in blue.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 19.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GUSTAVSBERG' (Printed in blue)
  • An anchor (Printed in blue)
  • 'SAGOLAND STIG L' (Printed in blue)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Production
In production until 1957.
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 113 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.50-1952

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Record createdOctober 6, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O168702/fairytale-country-plate-lindberg-stig/
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