Vase
Decorative Arts and Design
DESIGNER
Nils Landberg, Swedish, 1907â1991
MEDIUM
Glass
DATES
ca. 1965
DIMENSIONS
8 x 5 1/4 x 3 in. (20.3 x 13.3 x 7.6 cm) (show scale)
MARKINGS
On bottom of vase: etched: "ORRESFORS LANDBERG 3161[?]"
Affixed to front bottom of vase: printed blue and silver company label:
"ORRESFORS/SWEDEN"
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
2007.41.1
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Estate of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Upright rectangular thick-walled vase with inward curving sides at base. Front bottom etched with male figure in Renaissance garb seen from the back, with right leg of figure raised on abbreviated steps seen in profile, and proper right arm of figure outstretched. On upper back of vase, etched female figure in long billowing gown standing on balcony with railings against an arch and large leafy design below.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Nils Landberg (Swedish, 1907â1991). Vase, ca. 1965. Glass, 8 x 5 1/4 x 3 in. (20.3 x 13.3 x 7.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace, 2007.41.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2007.41.1.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.2007.41.1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2012
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