Not on display

Caster

1951 (made), 1951 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Gustavsberg Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Lindberg, Stig (designer)
Place of origin
Sweden (made)

White bone china caster with baluster body and perforated top.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Bone China
Object type
Caster
Materials and techniques
Bone china
Bone China
Brief description
Caster, part of a cruet set, white bone china, designed by Stig Lindberg, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1951.
Physical description
White bone china caster with baluster body and perforated top.
Dimensions
  • Height: 810mm
  • Length: 1500mm
  • Width: 515mm
  • Height: 280mm (Seat height)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GUSTAVSBERG' (Printed in black)
  • An anchor (Printed in black)
  • 'BEN PORSLIN' (Printed in black)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Bibliographic reference
Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 113 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.51C-1952

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Record createdOctober 6, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O168716/caster-lindberg-stig/
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