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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 140, Factory Ceramics

Vase

1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The Bing & Grøndahl factory was founded in 1853 and rose to be one of the two largest ceramic manufacturers in Denmark, alongside competitor Royal Copenhagen.

During the 1880s, Chinese and Japanese glazes caught the attention of Danish ceramic artists and factories. This small vase made 100 years later by Edith Sonne Bruun demonstrates the continuity of this tradition and the skill of an artist celebrated for the intensity of colour she achieved.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware with celadon glaze
Brief description
Vase, stoneware with celadon glaze, made by Edith Sonne Bruun at Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark, 1984.
Physical description
Stoneware vase with celadon glaze.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 11.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SONNE 1665' (Incised)
  • Three towers and 'B&G' (Impressed)
  • '186-84' (Painted in black)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Summary
The Bing & Grøndahl factory was founded in 1853 and rose to be one of the two largest ceramic manufacturers in Denmark, alongside competitor Royal Copenhagen.

During the 1880s, Chinese and Japanese glazes caught the attention of Danish ceramic artists and factories. This small vase made 100 years later by Edith Sonne Bruun demonstrates the continuity of this tradition and the skill of an artist celebrated for the intensity of colour she achieved.
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 47 p. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Accession number
C.128-1987

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Record createdSeptember 30, 2008
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