Picknick
Cooking Pot and Cover
1956 (designed), 1956 (designed), until 1969 (made)
1956 (designed), 1956 (designed), until 1969 (made)
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Earthenware cooking pot and lid with printed decoration of vegetables and herbs painted in various colours and glazed.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Picknick (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with transfer-printed decoration, underglaze painting and glazed |
| Brief description | 'Picknick' earthenware cooking pot and lid, part of a range, with transfer-printed and underglaze painting decoration of vegetables and herbs painted in various colours, and with a green glazed lid, designed by Marianne Westman 1956, made by Rörstrand, Stockholm, in production until 1969. |
| Physical description | Earthenware cooking pot and lid with printed decoration of vegetables and herbs painted in various colours and glazed. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'PICKNICK, a peapod, three crowns and 'RÖRSTRAND SWEDEN HANDPAINTED 106 ... ENWARE [obscured] (Printed in black) |
| Credit line | Given by the maker |
| Object history | Part of range Circ.23, 24-1961 |
| Production | In production until 1969. The design was popular, and prompted the production of similar ranges at other Scandinavian factories. |
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| Other number | C.20917 - Previous number |
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| Accession number | CIRC.23&A-1961 |
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| Record created | October 6, 2008 |
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