Vase
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.
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.
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
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with speckled semi-matt glaze |
| Brief description | Vase, stoneware with speckled semi-matt purplish glaze, made by Edith Sonne Bruun at Bing & Grøndahl, Denmark, 1985. |
| Physical description | Stoneware vase, flattened globular shape with speckled semi-matt purplish 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. 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. 48 p. ISBN 1851770712. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.129-1987 |
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| Record created | October 1, 2008 |
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