Not currently on display at the V&A

Black

Vase
2010 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Slip-cast earthenware vase covered in a blue slip with cobalt glaze speckled over this, openwork section in two parts that intertwine and sit on top of the vase, these were salvaged from the artist Linda Sormin, both glazed alike in cream, blue and turquoise glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Form
  • Upper Section
  • Upper Section
TitleBlack (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, slip-cast, glaze
Brief description
'Black', slip cast earthenware vase form with openwork upper section formed of clay detritus salvaged from Linda Sormin, Heidi Bjørgan, Norway, 2010
Physical description
Slip-cast earthenware vase covered in a blue slip with cobalt glaze speckled over this, openwork section in two parts that intertwine and sit on top of the vase, these were salvaged from the artist Linda Sormin, both glazed alike in cream, blue and turquoise glaze.
Dimensions
  • As assembled with openwork upper section height: 39cm (approximately)
  • Width: 18.4cm
  • Depth: 17.1cm
Credit line
Purchase funded by the Friends of the V&A
Collection
Accession number
C.130:1 to 3-2012

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Record createdJuly 10, 2012
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