Fennia
Vase
1900-1902 (designed), 1902- early 1920s (made)
1900-1902 (designed), 1902- early 1920s (made)
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Cast white earthenware vase, cylindrical with a wider circular foot, decoration of geometric patterns including diamond shapes printed and hand-painted in overglaze red, black, yellow, buff and green.
Object details
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| Title | Fennia (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cast earthenware with printed and painted decoration in overglaze colours |
| Brief description | 'Fennia' vase, cast earthenware with printed and painted decoration in overglaze colours, made by the Arabia Factory, Finland, 1902- early 1920s. |
| Physical description | Cast white earthenware vase, cylindrical with a wider circular foot, decoration of geometric patterns including diamond shapes printed and hand-painted in overglaze red, black, yellow, buff and green. |
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| Object history | The 'Fennia' range was the result of an order for decorative patterns designed by a "famous Finnish artist" placed in 1900 by an American importer. The artist has never been identified although there has been much unfounded speculation that he might have been one of the three most famous Finnish architects of the time, Armas. Lindgren, Eliel Saarinen or Herman Gesellius. In 1914 thirty designs in this range were in production; the range was discontinued in the early 1920s. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Greenhalgh, Paul (Ed.), Art Nouveau: 1890-1914 . London: V&A Publications, 2000
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| Accession number | C.29-1990 |
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| Record created | December 31, 2003 |
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