Coffee cup and saucer (part of a set) - With Pöttyöske (Polka Dots) pattern
| Accession Nr.: | 2021.580.1-5.1-2 |
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| Artist/Maker: |
Kis, Edit / designer Németh, Olga (1941 - 2004) / designer |
| Manufacturer: | Fine Ceramics Industry Works Alföld Porcelain Factory |
| Date of production: |
early 1970s
1980 - 1981
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| Place of production: | Hódmezővásárhely |
| Inscription: | a csészék és a csészealjak alján kék dekormatricával az Alföldi Porcelángyár jelzése: Hódmezővásárhely címere / ALFÖLDI PORCELÁN felirat félkörívben / HUNGARY felirat |
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| Materials: | porcelain |
| Techniques: | cast; decorated with transfer print (decal); thrown in mould |
| Dimensions: |
height (cup): 6 cm
legnagyobb szélesség (csésze): 7,5 cm
magasság (csészealj): 1,8 cm
diameter (saucer): 12,5 cm
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The vivid red, stylized sun image on the transfer print decor (decal), which decorated pieces the tableware service called Blanka became known to the public as a “coronavirus pattern” following the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus. The decor that officially went by the name “Pöttyöske” (Polka Dots) was designed by Edit Kis and it was most often used to decorate a tableware set called Krisztina-202 or Centrum Varia. The Centrum Varia set was manufactured in Alföld Porcelain Factory between 1971 and 1982. The production of the Krisztina-202 (Centrum Varia) designed by Istvánné Torma in 1965 was announced by the Alföld Porcelain Factory in 1981. They wanted to replace the mass-produced tableware proved to be quite popular with the set named “Blanka-214” in 1982, designed by Olga Németh.
For more information about “Pöttyöske” (Polka Dots) decor, see the special edition of the Object Fetish series.
