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Vase

ca. 1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Porcelain vase of cylindrical body tapering towards the base, with short neck and everted mouth; painted on the exterior with crocuses, tulips and catkins in underglaze colours. Shape 142; pattern 2116.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with painted decoration in underglaze colours
Brief description
Vase, porcelain with painted decoration in uderglaze colours, painted by Thyra Manicus-Hansen, made by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, ca. 1920.
Physical description
Porcelain vase of cylindrical body tapering towards the base, with short neck and everted mouth; painted on the exterior with crocuses, tulips and catkins in underglaze colours. Shape 142; pattern 2116.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'ROYAL COPENHAGEN' and a crown (Printed in green)
  • Three wavy lines and 'TH. M. H.' (Painted in underglaze blue)
  • '2116 142' (Painted in green.)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 39 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.93-1987

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2008
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