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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Argenta Earthenware Vase
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Argenta Earthenware Vase

Object numberMO 1941.8.31
Name Vase
Designer (Swedish, 1889 - 1960)
Maker (Swedish, 1827 - 1993)
Date1931
Mediumearthenware, silver leaf
Dimensionsoverall H 10 1/4 in x Diam 7 7/8 in (26 cm x 20 cm )
DescriptionA green-glazed Argenta earthenware vase with images in silver leaf of four nude women with a backdrop of small silver stars. The vase is signed on the bottom: Gustavsberg / Kage / 1931.
Label TextThis Argenta earthenware vase was designed by Algot Wilhelm Kåge for the Gustavsberg porcelain factory. It is on display in FDR'S PRIVATE STUDY in the Permanent Exhibit.
Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
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