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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Stella

Jug
1953 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain jug of ovoid form with a long strap handle, covered with light green and clear glazes and decorated with moulded ribbing.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleStella (series title)
Materials and techniques
Glazed porcelain with moulded ribbing
Brief description
Jug, part of a range 'Stella', glazed porcelain with moulded ribbing, designed by Sven Erik Skawonius, made by Karlskrona, Sweden, 1953.
Physical description
Porcelain jug of ovoid form with a long strap handle, covered with light green and clear glazes and decorated with moulded ribbing.
Dimensions
  • Width: 26cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'KP', a crown and anchor (Printed in green)
  • 'UPSALA-EKEBY KARLSKRONA SKAWONIUS SWEDEN' (Printed in green)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Part of a range 'Stella' [Circ.199 to 200-1954, Circ.47 to 48-1961].
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 115 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Other number
C.20906 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.47-1961

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Record createdOctober 6, 2008
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