Argenta
Vase
ca. 1930-1940 (made)
ca. 1930-1940 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Stoneware vase with green glaze and a geometric pattern in silver, inlaid.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Argenta (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stoneware inlaid with silver |
| Brief description | Vase 'Argenta' series, stoneware inlaid with silver, designed by Wilhelm Kåge, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden, ca. 1930-1940. |
| Physical description | Stoneware vase with green glaze and a geometric pattern in silver, inlaid. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'GSUTAVSBERG ARGENTA A 16 Y' and an anchor (Painted in silver) |
| Gallery label | Vase 'Argenta'
Designed by Wilhelm Kåge, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden 1930-c.1940
Marks: 'Gustavsberg Argenta A 16 Y' and an anchor, painted in silver
Stoneware inlaid with silver
C.128-1984 Given by the maker
The Argenta series was introduced at the Stockholmsutställing 1930 (Stockholm exhibition)(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by the maker |
| Bibliographic reference | Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 109 p. ISBN 1851770712. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.128-1984 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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