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Title:
Meissen 'Onion' pattern
Object name(s):
Mug
Brief description:
White plastic mug printed in blue with Meissen 'onion' pattern
Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Associated concept:
Plastic
Associated concept:
Tableware & cutlery
Credit line:
Given by M. Snodin
Current reproduction location:
https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2020MN4708/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
Location type:
Thumbnail
Dimension:
Height
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
9.5
Dimension:
Diameter
Dimension measurement unit:
cm
Dimension value:
8.5
Inscription content:
"emsa DESIGN ges gesch GERMANY"
Inscription interpretation:
impressed
Inscription content:
"7" in a triangle of arrows
Inscription interpretation:
impressed
Material:
plastic
Object history note:
Bought by the donor at a supermarket in Udderalla, Sweden, in the Summer of 1993 [price unknown]. The mug was part of a range of kitchen ware and other goods, eg. towel holders. This German make is widely available in Europe.
Object name:
Mug
Object number:
C.2-1995
Object production date:
c. 1990
Date - association:
designed
Date - earliest / single:
1985-01-01
Date - latest:
1994-12-31
Object production date:
c. 1993
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
1988-01-01
Date - latest:
1997-12-31
Object production organisation:
emsa DESIGN
Organisation's association:
designer and maker
Object production place:
Germany
Place association:
designed and made
Physical description:
White plastic mug printed in blue with Meissen 'onion' pattern
Reproduction number:
2020MN4708
Reproduction number:
2020MN4709
Reproduction number:
2006AT7439
Responsible department/section:
CER
Technique:
printed
Technique:
Plastic, printed
Text reason:
Collections online record

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2f2aa202-6218-3d88-bf4a-3e3b27259c3e

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2f2aa202-6218-3d88-bf4a-3e3b27259c3e, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC

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