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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Bowl

ca. 1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Width: 22.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'STIG L' (Incised)
  • 'G' and a hand and 'STUDIO' (Impressed)
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.
Collection
Accession number
C.124-1988

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Record createdOctober 3, 2008
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