Berså
Cup and Saucer
1960 (designed), until 1974 (made)
1960 (designed), until 1974 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Earthenware cup and saucer, model LL, high-fired, with printed decoration of leaves in green and black.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Berså (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, high-fired, with printed decoration |
| Brief description | 'Berså' earthenware cup and saucer, part of a tableware range, high-fired, with printed decoration of leaves in green and black, designed by Stig Lindberg 1960, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden, in production until 1974. |
| Physical description | Earthenware cup and saucer, model LL, high-fired, with printed decoration of leaves in green and black. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'GUSTAVSBERG V.D.N. F555 BERSÅ FLINTGODS STIG L MADE IN SWEDEN' (Printed in black within a circle of leaves printed in green) |
| Credit line | Given by the maker |
| Object history | Part of range C.137&A to C-1984 |
| Production | In production until 1974 |
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| 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.137A&B-1984 |
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| Record created | October 6, 2008 |
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