Vase
Manufacturer
Gustavsberg Pottery
Designer
Wilhelm Kåge
(Swedish, 1889-1960)
CultureSwedish
Dateca. 1930
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
InscribedStamped in bottom: "Hand/second word illegible/painted". On glaze: "Argenta/1132/T". Stamped into bottom: "Gustavsberg/Anchor/Kage".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number87.251
Not on view
DescriptionRound turquoise glazed vase decorated with silver fish and bubbles. Bulbous shape with a narrow mouth trimmed with silver ring. Foot has a silver ring.Published ReferencesP. Garner, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DECORATIVE ARTS 1890-1940, (Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.: New York, 1978), p. 253. Alastair Duncan, "Art Deco Discovery", HOUSE AND GARDEN, May 1987, p. 156.
