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Vase

1910 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware vase with rounded foot and body that widens to an ovoid shape, tapers in at the neck and has a flared flat rim and two handles either side. There is carved and inlaid blue decoration of a floral pattern in a band across the central widest point, dots around the foot and a leaf pattern around the neck. The rim and the handles are painted with blue. The rest of the vase is colered in a white/blue slightly mottled effect glaze.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with carved and inlaid decoration, glaze, thrown
Brief description
Vase of earthenware with carved decoration, designed by Josef Ekberg, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1910,
Physical description
Earthenware vase with rounded foot and body that widens to an ovoid shape, tapers in at the neck and has a flared flat rim and two handles either side. There is carved and inlaid blue decoration of a floral pattern in a band across the central widest point, dots around the foot and a leaf pattern around the neck. The rim and the handles are painted with blue. The rest of the vase is colered in a white/blue slightly mottled effect glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Diameter: 17.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Gustavsberg 1910 JF Ekberg' (Painted in blue)
Gallery label
Vase Designed by Josef Ekberg, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden 1910 Marks: 'Gustavsberg 1910 JF Ekberg' painted in blue Earthenware, with carved decoration C.100-1994(16/07/2008)
Bibliographic reference
Stolkholm, Nationamuseum: Gustavsberg 150 ar, 1975
Collection
Accession number
C.100-1994

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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