bowl
- Museum number
- 1985,1016.1
- Description
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Bowl; porcelain, cast, with fluted sides and two handles; glazed all over in lilac; inside the bowl is a stylised leaf motif painted in deep purple, orange and gold, the handles gilt.
- Production date
- 1940 (made;circa)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 17.90 centimetres (including handles)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Text from J. Rudoe, 'Decorative Arts 1850-1950. A catalogue of the British Museum collection'. 2nd ed. no. 261.
Louise Adelborg worked at Rorstrand from c.1926 to the late 1950s, specialising in floral designs. For illustrations of her tablewares, see Copenhagen 1954, Kunstindustrimuseet, 'Rorstrand', 31-2; M. Lindgren-Fridell, 'Rorstrand of Today', 1954; London 1959, Victoria and Albert Museum, 'Three Centuries of Swedish Pottery', cat. nos 198-9.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1985
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1985,1016.1