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Drinking Glass

1922 (designed), 1965 (made)
Artist/Maker
Orrefors Glasbruk (manufacturers)
Gate, Simon (designers)
Place of origin
Sweden (made)

Drinking glass from a set comprising decanter and assorted glasses (tumbler, liqueur, cocktail, champagne, white wine), designed in 1922 by Simon Gate for Orrefors Glassworks, Sweden, this edition produced 1965


Object details

Categories
Glass
Drinking
Object type
Drinking glass
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Drinking Glass
  • Drinking Glass
Materials and techniques
Glass
Brief description
Drinking glass from a set comprising decanter and assorted glasses (tumbler, liqueur, cocktail, champagne, white wine), designed in 1922 by Simon Gate for Orrefors Glassworks, Sweden, this edition produced 1965
Style
20TH CONT
Gallery label
Decanter and stopper and six assorted glasses , Sweden, designed 1922, in production 1922-65, this edition produced 1965 designed by Simon Gate, for Orrefors Glassworks (Circ.611 &A, Circ.612, Circ.613, Circ.614, Circ.615, Circ.616-1966) Tumbler, liqueur glass, cocktail glass, champagne glass, white wine glass .(18/06/2009)
Object history
£5 4s 0d paid for decanter with stopper and six assorted glasses CIRC.611 to 616-1966.
Production
Designed 1922, in production 1922-65, this edition produced 1965.
Bibliographic reference
Opie, J. Scandinavian Ceramics and Glass in the 20th Century. Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987. Catalogue number 444.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.614-1966

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O249530/drinking-glass-gate-simon/
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