Bowl
ca. 1951 (made)
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The Saxbo pottery was founded at Herlev in Denmark in 1930. This piece was glazed by the pottery’s founder, Nathalie Krebs. Harmony between form and glaze can be seen as a defining feature of Saxbo’s production.
This piece was included in the exhibition 'Scandinavia at Table' held at the V&A in 1951.
This piece was included in the exhibition 'Scandinavia at Table' held at the V&A in 1951.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with ribbed decoration |
| Brief description | Bowl, stoneware with ribbed decoration and yellow glaze, designed by Eva Staehr-Nielsen, glazed by Nathalie Krebs, made at Saxbo, Denmark, ca. 1951. |
| Physical description | Stoneware bowl with compressed globular body tapering sharply to the base, covered with yellow glaze and with ribbed decoration. |
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| Summary | The Saxbo pottery was founded at Herlev in Denmark in 1930. This piece was glazed by the pottery’s founder, Nathalie Krebs. Harmony between form and glaze can be seen as a defining feature of Saxbo’s production. This piece was included in the exhibition 'Scandinavia at Table' held at the V&A in 1951. |
| Bibliographic reference | Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 43 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.43-1952 |
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| Record created | September 26, 2008 |
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