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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Solbjerg

Vase
ca. 1934 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Earthenware vase with moulded decoration and with matt glazes. Shape 1582.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSolbjerg (series title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with moulded decoration
Brief description
Vase 'Solbjerg series', designed by Nils Thorsson, made by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, about 1934, earthenware with moulded decoration
Physical description
Earthenware vase with moulded decoration and with matt glazes. Shape 1582.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A', three wavy lines and 'Denmark' (Printed in black)
  • 'NT' in monogram (Incised)
  • '158' (Incised and partially obscured)
  • '1582E' (Painted in black)
Gallery label
Vase 'Solbjerg series' Designed by Nils Thorsson, made by Royal Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark about 1934 Marks: 'A', three wavy lines, 'Denmark', printed 'NT' in monogram, '158' incised '1582E' painted Earthenware, with moulded decoration Circ.281-1939(16/07/2008)
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 41 p. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.281-1939

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
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