Decorated vases from a century back. The “Fennia” line, made in Finland by the industrial pottery firm Arabia which exported most of it to the United States.

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Vase with bright yellow and sea green decoration. 1900-17.
Vase with bright yellow and sea green decoration. 1900-17. Earthenware. Image © Cooper Hewitt Museum. Fair use license. via https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2019/11/27/fennia-for-america/?utm_source=Cooper+Hewitt+Master+List&utm_campaign=e6d5ee1505-OOTD_RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_%2A%7CDATE%3Ad%2Fm%2Fy%7C%2A&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_461c6416c0-e6d5ee1505-308516337
Vase. 1902-1912.
Vase. 1902-1912. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Eliel Saarinen, Armas Lindgren designers. Collection of the National Museum, Stockholm. Cc0 License 3.0. via https://www.europeana.eu/portal/en/record/2048005/Athena_Plus_ProvidedCHO_Nationalmuseum__Sweden_8515.html
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Vase. Cast earthenware with printed and painted decoration in overglaze colors. Designed 1900-02. Manufactured 1902-early 1920s. Image © Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Fair use license. via https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O88377/fennia-vase-arabia-factory/

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