Plate designed by Bjorn Wiinblad
Plate
ca.1955 (made)
ca.1955 (made)
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This plate is part of a set of nursery-ware designed with a circus theme by Bjorn Wiinblad (1918-2006), a popular and versatile Danish artist active for more than 60 years. His wide output ranged from poster design, book illustration and scene design, to textile, glass, porcelain, ceramics and interior design. His line drawings of women are whimsical and simplified, as in this image of an impossibly suspended trapeze artist.
Wiinblad's work is characterised by a fairytale mood and sense of fun, and ceramic pieces featuring his designs are in collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Museum in Stockholm, and the Museum of Copenhagen. For over 30 years Wiinblad was one of the leading designers of Rosenthal porcelain.
Wiinblad's work is characterised by a fairytale mood and sense of fun, and ceramic pieces featuring his designs are in collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Museum in Stockholm, and the Museum of Copenhagen. For over 30 years Wiinblad was one of the leading designers of Rosenthal porcelain.
Object details
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| Title | Plate designed by Bjorn Wiinblad (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Plate designed by Bjorn Wiinblad (1918-2006) featuring an image of a trapeze artist, Nymolle Factory, ca.1955. Danish |
| Physical description | Circular white plate with a cartoon-like line drawing of a smiling female trapeze artist holding a flower in her right hand, her left arm curved upwards, whilst suspended from a trapeze by her foot at an impossible angle, the image painted in underglaze blue. Signed on the base, and with maker's mark. |
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| Credit line | Antony Hippisley Coxe Collection |
| Production | Bjorn Weinberg produced designs for Nymolle Pottery from 1946 to 1956. |
| Summary | This plate is part of a set of nursery-ware designed with a circus theme by Bjorn Wiinblad (1918-2006), a popular and versatile Danish artist active for more than 60 years. His wide output ranged from poster design, book illustration and scene design, to textile, glass, porcelain, ceramics and interior design. His line drawings of women are whimsical and simplified, as in this image of an impossibly suspended trapeze artist. Wiinblad's work is characterised by a fairytale mood and sense of fun, and ceramic pieces featuring his designs are in collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Museum in Stockholm, and the Museum of Copenhagen. For over 30 years Wiinblad was one of the leading designers of Rosenthal porcelain. |
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| Accession number | S.90-2007 |
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| Record created | April 26, 2007 |
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