Platter from the "Hjertegraes" ("Quaking Grass") Service

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Platter from the "Hjertegraes" ("Quaking Grass") Service

Designed 1933

Designed by Thorkild Olsen (Danish, 1890–1973) Made by Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, Copenhagen (1771–present)

The Quaking Grass service received its name from a species of the genus Briza, an annual grass, commonly known as quaking grass. Widespread in the Scandinavian region, quaking grass is highly regarded for its delicate seed pods that hang from long stems and “quake” in the breeze.

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Object Details

Titles:

Platter from the "Hjertegraes" ("Quaking Grass") Service

Date:

Designed 1933

Artists:

Designed by Thorkild Olsen (Danish, 1890–1973) Made by Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, Copenhagen (1771–present)

Medium:

Transfer-printed earthenware

Dimensions:

1 1/4 x 13 3/4 x 10 1/4 inches (3.2 x 34.9 x 26 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Bequest of Lewine H. Russell, 1999

Accession Number:

1999-59-43

Geography:

Made in Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe

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