I found this cow milk pitcher at the thrift store a couple of years ago. It was made by Arabia of Finland and designed by Kaj Franck in the 60's. Though the cow looks kind of like it might be a bull, due to its pronounced horns, I'm pretty sure it's a female since it has an udder. It was the first piece of Arabia pottery I found at a thrift store and I was kind of shocked to find it there since I never find much Scandinavian pottery at the thrift stores near me. Once, at an estate sale, I found another smaller pitcher from the same line with a cat on it. But when I got it home and was washing all the years of grime off of it, I dropped in in the sink and it broke into a million pieces. Arabia also made chicken and butterfly versions of the pitchers, but the cows seem to be the most common.
I use my cow milk pitcher for water or juice when we have dinner parties. I've actually never used it for milk, but it would be super cute to use if we were having people over for brunch. The rest of the time it sits on top of our bookcases with the rest of my collection of mid-century pitchers and teapots.
-Christine
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This is a gorgeous item, I love the clean lines and shapes. The utter is funny, too!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE it! So funny that it has horns AND an udder!
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