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Bowl

Bowl

  • Place of origin:

    Copenhagen, Denmark (manufactured)

  • Date:

    ca. 1944 (modelled)
    1944-1960 (manufactured)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Salto, Axel, born 1889 - died 1961 (modeller)
    Royal Copenhagen (manufacturer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Stoneware with moulded decoration

  • Museum number:

    C.88-1987

  • Gallery location:

    Factory Ceramics, room 140, case 7, shelf 2

  • Image in copyright

Royal Copenhagen was founded in 1755 under the patronage of Frederick V, and became one of Denmark’s leading porcelain factories. The factory began to produce stonewares in the early 20th century under technical manager Patrick Nordström. Axel Salto joined Royal Copenhagen in 1933. He remained there for the rest of his career, developing a reputation as one of the factory’s most skilled stoneware modellers.

Physical description

Stoneware bowl with geometric moulded decoration and brown/black and blue glazes.

Place of Origin

Copenhagen, Denmark (manufactured)

Date

ca. 1944 (modelled)
1944-1960 (manufactured)

Artist/maker

Salto, Axel, born 1889 - died 1961 (modeller)
Royal Copenhagen (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

Stoneware with moulded decoration

Marks and inscriptions

‘ROYAL COPENHAGEN DENMARK’ and a crown
'145. 20. 7. 22 SALTO'
Three wavy lines

Dimensions

Diameter: 29.3 cm

Descriptive line

Bowl, stoneware with geometric moulded decoration, the original modelled by Axel Salto, manufactured by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1944-1960.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 43 p. ISBN 1851770712.
'Axel Salto, Jais Nielsen and Knud Kyhn were Royal Copenhagen's strongest sculptural stoneware modellers. Salto's work, nevertheless, had a formal decorative quality, and this fluted repeating pattern became a typical one, almost a trademark.'

Materials

Stoneware; Glaze

Techniques

Glazed; Moulded

Subjects depicted

Geometric patterns

Categories

Ceramics; Stoneware

Collection code

CER

Qr_O167843
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