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Vase

1899 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain vase with moulded decoration, partly painted, of stylised forms and herons' heads

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with moulded decoration
Brief description
Vase, Porcelain vase with moulded and painted decoration, designed by Hans Peter Kofoed, manufactured by Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark, 1899.
Physical description
Porcelain vase with moulded decoration, partly painted, of stylised forms and herons' heads
Dimensions
  • Height: 50.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • Three towers and 'B & G KJØBENHAVN DANISH CHINA WORKS' (Printed in green)
  • 'B&G' (Printed in underglaze blue)
  • 'E/8 70 (or 40?) KOFOED' (Painted in underglaze blue)
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 36 p. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.92-1987

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Record createdSeptember 23, 2008
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