Vase

1926 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Stoneware vase of rectangular form tapering towards the base and with short neck, decorated with relief figures of four evangelists, covered with turquoise glaze.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with turquoise glaze, cast
Brief description
Vase depicting the four Evangelists, cast stoneware, designed by Jaïs Nielsen, made by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1926.
Physical description
Stoneware vase of rectangular form tapering towards the base and with short neck, decorated with relief figures of four evangelists, covered with turquoise glaze.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Three wavy lines, the artist's symbol and 'Jaïs 17-10-26' (Incised and painted in brown)
  • Indistinct marks (Incised)
Gallery label
Vase depicting the four Evangelists Designed by Jaïs Nielsen, made by Royal Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark 1926 Marks: three wavy lines, the artist's symbol and 'Jaïs 17-10-26' incised and painted in brown indistinct marks incised Stoneware, cast C.115-1931 Given by the maker(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 40 p. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.115-1931

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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