Dish
1985 (made)
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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. Two years after this piece was made, the two factories merged and Bing & Grøndahl’s original factory was closed down.
The artist who created this tray, Edith Sonne Bruun, was artist in residence at Bing & Grøndahl from 1962. She was particularly renowned for the intensity of colour she achieved in her glazed works.
The artist who created this tray, Edith Sonne Bruun, was artist in residence at Bing & Grøndahl from 1962. She was particularly renowned for the intensity of colour she achieved in her glazed works.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with mottled glaze |
| Brief description | Dish, stoneware with mottled blue glaze, made by Edith Sonne Bruun at Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark, 1985. |
| Physical description | Stoneware dish, circular with upright rim, covered with mottled blue glaze. |
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| 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. Two years after this piece was made, the two factories merged and Bing & Grøndahl’s original factory was closed down. The artist who created this tray, Edith Sonne Bruun, was artist in residence at Bing & Grøndahl from 1962. She was particularly renowned for the intensity of colour she achieved in her glazed works. |
| Bibliographic reference | Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 48 p. ISBN 1851770712. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.127-1987 |
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| Record created | October 1, 2008 |
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