Pencil
Bowl
1955 (designed), 1956 (made)
1955 (designed), 1956 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Bone china bowl with painted decoration in black. Shape LF.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Pencil (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bone china with painted decoration |
| Brief description | Bowl from the range 'Pencil', bone china with painted decoration, designed by Stig Lindberg, made by Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1956. |
| Physical description | Bone china bowl with painted decoration in black. Shape LF. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'GUSTAVSBERG', an anchor and 'SWEDEN BEN PORSLIN PENCIL HANDMÅLÅN 13' (Printed in green) |
| Credit line | Given by the maker |
| Object history | This bowl and the plate [CIRC.32-1961] are from the range 'Pencil'. |
| Production | In production until 1965 |
| Bibliographic reference | Opie, Jennifer Hawkins. Scandinavia: ceramics & glass in the twentieth century. London: V&A Publications, 1989. 116 p. ill. ISBN 1851770712. |
| Other number | C.20885 - Previous number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.33-1961 |
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| Record created | October 6, 2008 |
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