Vase
ca. 1970-1975 (designed)
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Perhaps better known for the bright and boldly patterned tablewares he designed in the 1950s, Stig Lindberg also combined clean shapes with decorative glazes as shown by this piece designed in the 1970s. One of Sweden’s most prolific and versatile designers, he was appointed Art Director at the Gustavsberg ceramics factory in 1949.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware with relief decoration and glazed |
| Brief description | Stoneware vase with relief decoration and mottled glazes, designed by Stig Lindberg ca. 1970-1975, made at Gustavsberg, Sweden. |
| Physical description | Stoneware vase with relief decoration and mottled glazes. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'G' and a hand and 'STIG L' [incised] |
| Credit line | Given by the maker |
| Summary | Perhaps better known for the bright and boldly patterned tablewares he designed in the 1950s, Stig Lindberg also combined clean shapes with decorative glazes as shown by this piece designed in the 1970s. One of Sweden’s most prolific and versatile designers, he was appointed Art Director at the Gustavsberg ceramics factory in 1949. |
| Bibliographic reference | Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 119 p., ill. ISBN 1851770712. |
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| Accession number | C.135-1984 |
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| Record created | October 3, 2008 |
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