On display

Berså

Jug
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

Categories
Object type
TitleBerså (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.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15.1cm
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
(16/07/2008)
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
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
Part of range C.137&A to C-1984
Production
In production until 1974
Subject depicted
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 createdJuly 16, 2008
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