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Pencil

Bowl
1955 (designed), 1956 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bone china bowl with painted decoration in black. Shape LF.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePencil (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 createdOctober 6, 2008
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