Yukatan Porcelain Noire

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Artist/Maker	Rosenthal AG (maker) Rosemonde Nairac (designer)
Place of origin	Germany (manufactured) Britain (designed)

Porcelain vase with straight sides and oval cross section. Upper edge is slightly indented, following shape of design at front and back. Covered in relief decoration of stylised "branches" growing out of a central stalk and flowing round vase.

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Categories	Porcelain Ceramics
Object type	Vase
Title	Yukatan Porcelain Noire (series title)
Materials and techniques	Porcelain, relief decoration Porcelain Relief
Brief description	Vase, porcelain, "Yukatan Porcelain Noire" pattern, shape and pattern designed by Rosemonde Nairac, made in Germany, designed in Britain, designed 1972, in production 1973/4 - 1985/6.
Physical description	Porcelain vase with straight sides and oval cross section. Upper edge is slightly indented, following shape of design at front and back. Covered in relief decoration of stylised "branches" growing out of a central stalk and flowing round vase.
Dimensions	Height: 21.1cm At widest point width: 11cm At narrowest point width: 8.3cm
Marks and inscriptions	"Rosenthal/ PORCELAIN NOIRE/ studio-linie/ GERMANY" with crossed swords and crown. (Printed in grey.)
Credit line	Given by Rosemonde Nairac
Object history	Shown at the Hanover Trade Fair 1971. The design was applied to a wide number of different vase sizes and shapes. The information about the design and manufacture was supplied by the donor at the time of the gift. A body of archival material was also acquired by the Archive of Art and Design at the same time as this group of ceramics.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.138-1997

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O327437/yukatan-porcelain-noire-vase-rosemonde-nairac/

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