Sagaform Retro

I got this recently at a Scandinavian shop in Stockholm, Wisconsin - I love the retro look of it... and the pattern is called Retro.

Mitt skib er lastet med...

The name of this pattern by Turi Gramstad Oliver is "Mitt skin er lasted med........" ("My ship is loaded with...").  It's covered with fun foods and a chef sitting in a ship.

Covered Jar from Norway

This is very similar to Elle, but I think it is probably Graverens.

Deco Jars from Hålsingborg Sweden

More fun mid-century pottery - covered jars for jam (sylt) and pickled beets (rödbeta).  I found these at an antique store last weekend that is usually pretty overpriced - I was expecting the worst when I asked the price, but they were only $15 for the pair!  Unfortunately, they have a name that isn't really google-friendly (try googling "deco sweden"!) so I haven't found much information on them.  But adding "hålsingborg" gives a few results showing similar pieces.

Stavangerflint Syltetøy Jar

This was my grandma's covered syltetøy jar.  The bottom is marked only with the Stavangerflint logo and "Norway."  I don't know who this designer was.

You'll notice the small smudge at about 3:00 on the Stavangerflint logo.  I used to think those were just smudges, but I recently read that there was a pattern to them - but no one seems to know what that pattern was!  One contemporary pottery studio, Ephraim Faience from Wisconsin, uses a similar method to indicate the year of production (a hatch-mark at 3:00 meant it was produced in 2003).  I assume the Stavangerflint mark was used in a similar manner.  The glaze marks seem more prevalent on the older pieces.  Now we just have to find out what they considered year-zero.