Berså
Jug
1960 (designed), until 1974 (made)
1960 (designed), until 1974 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Earthenware jug, model LL, high-fired, with printed decoration of leaves in green and black.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Berså (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, high-fired, with printed decoration |
| Brief description | 'Berså' earthenware jug, part of a tableware range, high-fired, with transfer-printed decoration of leaves in green and black under the glaze, designed by Stig Lindberg 1960, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden, in production until 1974. |
| Physical description | Earthenware jug, model LL, high-fired, with printed decoration of leaves in green and black. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'GUSTAVSBERG V.D.N. F555 BERSÅ FLINTGODS STIG L MADE IN SWEDEN' (Printed in black within a circle of leaves printed in green) |
| Gallery label | Jug 'Berså'
Designed by Stig Lindberg, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden 1960, in production until 1970
Marks: 'Gustavsberg V.D.N. F555 Berså Flintgods Stig L Made in Sweden' within a circle of leaves printed in green and black
High-fired earthenware, transfer printed
C.137-1984(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by the maker |
| Object history | Part of range C.137&A to C-1984 |
| Production | In production until 1974 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 119 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.137-1984 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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