Arabia Christmas plate 1997 The Snow Castle Is Being Built - Tove Slotte

Arabia Christmas plate 1997 with the motif The Snow Castle Is Being Built captures a winter evening full of anticipation, play, and togetherness. In front of the snow-covered house, two children are busy shaping a round castle out of snowballs, while an adult stands ready with the shovel in the background. The dark winter sky with small golden stars elevates the scene and gives this Finnish Christmas plate a calm, almost fairy-tale-like atmosphere.

The motif The Snow Castle Is Being Built tells more than just a winter game. It is also about the home, the family, and the joy of creating something together in the snow. The green house with lights in the windows, the snow-covered fir tree, and the white trees around the scene give the plate a distinct Nordic character, where winter is not only cold, but also presence and tradition. The year 1997 is beautifully integrated at the bottom of the plate and underlines its character as an Arabia Christmas plate and collector's edition.

This year is designed by Tove Slotte, who is behind the Arabia Christmas plates from 1990 to 2002. Her simple and narrative line is particularly well suited to a motif like this, where the small details create life without disturbing the whole. The hand-painted gold decoration can be seen both in the border, in the year, and as fine star details in the sky, where it forms a warm contrast to the cool winter motif.

Arabia is known as Finland's most renowned porcelain factory, and this Arabia Christmas plate is made of stoneware. The strong and robust body means that the plate is not only suitable as wall decoration, but can also be used on the table, for example as a lunch plate at Christmas time or for serving, when you want to add a particularly wintry touch to the table setting. With holes on the back, it can also be hung up and become part of the Christmas decorations year after year.

Our example comes from an old remaining stock of Arabia Christmas plates and is unused. This makes this stoneware plate especially interesting for those who appreciate older quality design that can still be used and enjoyed in the home. Many of the plates from this remaining stock are still in their original Arabia boxes.

Product information:
Manufacturer: Arabia
Designer: Tove Slotte
Title: The Snow Castle Is Being Built
Year: 1997
Dimensions: Ø 23 cm
Material: Stoneware
Decoration: Hand-painted gold decoration
Condition: Unused
Hanging: Holes on the back for hanging