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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Vase

1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware vase of cylindrical form with lobed sides tapering to the undulated mouth rim, covered with white tin glaze and painted decoration in blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration
Brief description
Vase, tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration, designed by Wilhelm Kåge, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1920.
Physical description
Earthenware vase of cylindrical form with lobed sides tapering to the undulated mouth rim, covered with white tin glaze and painted decoration in blue.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WK' in monogram (Incised)
  • 'G', an anchor and 'Kåge 1920 Jan' (Painted in blue)
  • Indistinct marks (Impressed)
Gallery label
Vase Designed by Wilhelm Kåge, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden 1920 Marks: 'WK' in monogram, incised indistinct marks impressed 'G', an anchor and 'Kåge 1920 Jan' painted in blue Tin-glazed earthenware, painted C.130-1984 Given by the maker(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. 107 p. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.130-1984

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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