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Solbjerg

Vase
ca. 1934 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Royal Copenhagen (manufacturer)
Thorsson, Nils (designer)
Place of origin
Copenhagen (manufactured)

Earthenware vase with moulded decoration, covered with matt glaze. Shape 1613.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Vase
TitleSolbjerg (series title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with moulded decoration and matt glaze
Earthenware
Glaze
Moulded
Glazed
Brief description
Vase 'Solbjerg' series, earthenware with moulded decoration and matt glaze, designed by Nils Thorsson, made by Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, ca. 1934.
Physical description
Earthenware vase with moulded decoration, covered with matt glaze. Shape 1613.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'A' with three wavy lines and 'DENMARK' (Printed in blue)
  • 'NT' in monogram (Incised)
  • '1613' (Incised)
  • '1613' [Illegible inscription] (Painted in blue)
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 41 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.279-1939

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Record createdSeptember 25, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O167777/solbjerg-vase-thorsson-nils/
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