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Christmas in Church 1968, Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate

Name: Christmas in Church 1968, Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate
Brand: Bing & Grondahl
SKU: BX1968
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Brand: Bing & Grondahl
Artist: Henry Thelander
Item no: BX1968
Alt number: 1902168

Year: 1968
Color: Blue and White
Type: Porcelain (Underglaze)
Measurement: Ø: 18 cm

About the item

1968 Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate, designed by Henry Thelander, has the title Christmas in Church. 1968 Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate depicts the Danish Christmas tradition of going to churh in the afternoon of December 24th, before the families gather to eat their Christmas dinner. After dinner, families go around the Christmas tree, singing Christmas carols. The 1968 Bing & Grondahl Christmas plate depicts a Danish church decorated with fur, and near the alter a Christmas tree with all its lights. At the top of the plate you can see a ship. Numerous Danish churches has such a ship, nobody knows the exact reason for this, several different explanations are found, but presumably this tradition comes from the fact that so many families in Denmark had relatives in the who were in the fishing or sea transport business.