{"product_id":"marianne-westman-my-garden-serving-dish-rorstrand-sweden","title":"Marianne Westman 'My Garden' Serving Dish — Rörstrand Sweden","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAustralia-wide Tracked and Insured Shipping Included\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA delightful piece of Scandinavian design history — and genuinely hard to come by — this triple-section Marianne Westman 'My Garden' serving dish was created for Rörstrand in the 1950s and 60s. Hand-decorated, oven-safe, and finished in a warm sunny yellow glaze, it is the kind of object that stops people mid-conversation at the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mt-6 mb-2 font-semibold text-xl\"\u003eAbout This Piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dish is divided into three compartments, each hand-painted with root vegetables rendered in Westman's characteristic folk-art style — playful but never childish, decorative but entirely functional, earning its place as a centrepiece long before the food arrives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe underside carries the full backstamp: \u003cem\u003e\"My Garden\" — Marianne Westman — Rörstrand — Ovenware 71G.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt just over 39 centimetres long, it has real presence on a table without feeling oversized, while the design means it never feels purely utilitarian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-semibold\"\u003eKey Details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"list-inside list-disc whitespace-normal [li_\u0026amp;]:pl-6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesigner: Marianne Westman for Rörstrand, Sweden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeries: My Garden, c.1950s–60s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForm: Triple-section hand-decorated oven-safe serving dish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlaze: Sunny yellow exterior, folk-art interior illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBackstamp: \"My Garden\" — Marianne Westman — Rörstrand — Ovenware 71G\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 39.5 cm long × 4 cm high\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight and scale: Substantial without being heavy — photographs and measurements form part of the description\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout Marianne Westman\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarianne Westman (1928–2017) was one of Sweden's most beloved ceramic designers, and for good reason. While mid-century Scandinavian design is often associated with cool restraint, Westman went the other way entirely — her work is joyful, playful, and quietly whimsical, drawing on Swedish folk-art traditions rather than the austere minimalism of her contemporaries. She spent her entire career at Rörstrand and became so synonymous with everyday beauty that the Swedish press affectionately dubbed her \u003cem\u003egrötmorsan\u003c\/em\u003e — the porridge queen — a nod to how her Picknick and Mon Amie series brightened breakfast tables across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy Garden is one of her scarcest patterns, and pieces in this condition are a real find.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"mt-6 mb-2 font-semibold text-xl\"\u003eCondition and Authenticity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a genuine Marianne Westman My Garden serving dish, approximately seventy years old. Condition is excellent — no chips, cracks, or restoration. The hand-painted decoration and the yellow glaze are crisp and vibrant, which is genuinely unusual for ovenware of this age. As always with Busybowerbird, the photographs, dimensions, and weight are integral to the description. Please study them carefully; what you see is exactly what will arrive at your door.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Busy Bowerbird","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53204848640316,"sku":"100321","price":225.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/4688\/0316\/files\/IMG_E9881.jpg?v=1783858237","url":"https:\/\/busybowerbird.com\/products\/marianne-westman-my-garden-serving-dish-rorstrand-sweden","provider":"Busy Bowerbird","version":"1.0","type":"link"}