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Solbjerg

Vase
ca. 1939 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Royal Copenhagen (manufacturer)
Thorsson, Nils (designer)
Place of origin
Copenhagen (manufactured)

Earthenware with moulded decoration and matt grey/brown glaze.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Vase
TitleSolbjerg (series title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with matt glaze and moulded decoration
Earthenware
Matt Glaze
Glazed
Moulded
Brief description
Vase 'Solbjerg series', earthenware with moulded decoration and matt glaze, designed by Nils Thorsson, made by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, about 1939.
Physical description
Earthenware with moulded decoration and matt grey/brown glaze.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 11.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A' (Printed in black)
  • Three wavy lines (Printed in black)
  • [Indistinct monogram] (Incised)
Gallery label
Vase 'Solbjerg series' Designed by Nils Thorsson, made by Royal Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark about 1939 Marks: 'A', three wavy lines and 'Denmark' printed in black '1683' painted in black Earthenware, moulded Circ.282-1939(16/07/2008)
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 42 p. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.282-1939

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Record createdJuly 16, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O163551/solbjerg-vase-thorsson-nils/
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