Terms and conditions of use
Vase
(c. 1950)
Medium
stoneware
Measurements
20.7 × 8.4 cm diameter
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1952
Gallery location
Mid 20th Century Paintings & Decorative Arts Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work
Rörstrand was established in Stockholm in 1726 as a porcelain and faience manufacturer. Decorative stoneware was introduced to the company’s output in the late nineteenth century, under the influence of Art Nouveau. In 1931 Gunnar Nylund was appointed as Artistic Director and, along with Carl-Harry Stålhane, began designing sleek, organic forms that would characterise Rörstrand’s stoneware output throughout the 1940s and 1950s. Stålhane specialised in stoneware and is known for the sculptural quality of his work and the beautiful subtlety that he achieved with his glazes.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Stockholm, Sweden
Inscription
incised in base c.: (crown) R (crown) / (crown) / CH Stalhane / SWEDEN
Accession Number
1217-D4
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
"St. Vas. S.A.D. cumulus"