Bowl
ca. 1940 (made)
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Perhaps better known for the bright and boldly patterned tablewares he designed in the 1950s, Stig Lindberg also combined clean shapes with decorative glazes as shown by this piece designed around 1940. One of Sweden’s most prolific and versatile designers, he was appointed Art Director at the Gustavsberg ceramics factory in 1949.
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Materials and techniques | Glazed stoneware |
Brief description | Bowl, stoneware with blue and speckled cream glaze, designed by Stig Lindberg, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden, ca. 1940. |
Physical description | Stoneware bowl of elliptical conical form with rounded sides tapering sharply towards the base, covered with blue and speckled cream glazes. |
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Credit line | Given by J.V.G. Mallet in memory of Sir Victor Mallet GCMG to whom it belonged |
Summary | Perhaps better known for the bright and boldly patterned tablewares he designed in the 1950s, Stig Lindberg also combined clean shapes with decorative glazes as shown by this piece designed around 1940. One of Sweden’s most prolific and versatile designers, he was appointed Art Director at the Gustavsberg ceramics factory in 1949. |
Bibliographic reference | Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 110 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712. |
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Accession number | C.124-1988 |
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Record created | October 3, 2008 |
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