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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Jar and Cover

ca. 1915-1923 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The vase appears to have been thrown and turned, and is not slip-cast.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pot
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted in enamels
Brief description
Jar and cover, possibly designed by Dagobert Peche, made at the factory of Wiener Werkstätte (possibly Wiener Keramik), Vienna, about 1915-23, earthenware, painted in enamels
Physical description
The vase appears to have been thrown and turned, and is not slip-cast.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WW' in monogram (Impressed. For the Wiener Werkstätte)
  • 'MADE IN / AUSTRIA' (Impressed)
  • '2' (Impressed)
Gallery label
Jar and cover Possibly designed by Dagobert Peche, made at the factory of Wiener Werkstätte (possibly Wiener Keramik), Vienna, Austria about 1915-23 Marks: '2 WW' (in monogram) 'Made in Austria' , impressed Earthenware, painted in enamels C.18&A-1986 Given by Miss Berthe Sander(16/07/2008)
Credit line
Gift of Miss Bertha Sander, NRD
Production
The jar bears the mark of the Wiener Werkstätte, and may have been made at their own workshops, or possibly at the factory of Vereinigte Wiener und Gmundner Keramik.
Collection
Accession number
C.18&A-1986

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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