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Vase

Axel Salto Danish
Manufacturer Royal Copenhagen Danish
ca. 1945
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 965

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vase
  • Artist: Axel Salto (Danish, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1889–1961, Frederiksburg, Denmark)
  • Manufacturer: Royal Copenhagen (Danish, 1775–present)
  • Date: ca. 1945
  • Medium: Stoneware
  • Dimensions: 17 1/4 × 12 × 11 7/8 in. (43.8 × 30.5 × 30.2 cm)
    Weight: 35.9 lb. (16284.133g)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: Gift of Robert A. Ellison Jr., in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2020
  • Object Number: 2020.296.55
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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