Not on display

Tureen and Cover

1972 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Buff earthenware tureen and cover of 'onion shaped' with slip trailed swags and spots in blues and greens on a dark green ground and with a lime green lid.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tureen Body
  • Tureen Cover
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with slip trailed decoration
Brief description
Tureen and cover, earthenware with slip trailed decoration, designed and decorated by Bjørn Wiinblad, manufactured by Nymølle Fajansfabrik, Denmark, 1972.
Physical description
Buff earthenware tureen and cover of 'onion shaped' with slip trailed swags and spots in blues and greens on a dark green ground and with a lime green lid.
Dimensions
  • Height: 73cm
  • Diameter: 49.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'BJØRN WIINBAD 72 DANMARK' (Painted in black)
Gallery label
'15. Tureen and Cover 1972

Since the early 18th century, ceramic artists have elaborately embellsihed tureens. Wiinblad's traditional technique of slip-trailed decoration draws on historical motifs including spots and swags, but applies them in a manner that stresses his individuality as a maker.

Denmark
Designed and decorated by Bjorn Wiinblad (1918-)
Made by Nymolle Fajansfabrik, Kongens Lyngby
Earthenwarewith trailed glazes
Given by the artist
Museum no.C.177&A-1988'
Credit line
Given by the artist
Production
Designed and decorated by Bjørn Wiinblad at Nymølle.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 46 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.177&A-1988

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Record createdFebruary 13, 2008
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