Tulip glass
Vase
1957 (made)
1957 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Vase, Sweden, Småland, designed by Nils Landberg, for Orrefors glassworks, 1957
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cased coloured glass |
| Brief description | Vase, Sweden, Småland, designed by Nils Landberg, for Orrefors glassworks, 1957 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Orrefors Expo NU 312-57' incised (Makers's mark) |
| Gallery label | Nils Landberg (b.1907) trained at the School of Arts & Crafts in Gothenburg then at Orrefors engraving school and abroad before joining the glassworks as a designer in 1927. He retired in 1972. The Tulpanglas series are regarded as one of the classic Orrefors shapes. The series included designs in varying proportions and colours which were in production until 1981. |
| Bibliographic reference | Opie,J: Scandinavia; ceramics & glass in the 20thC
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| Other number | 9616 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | C.170-1987 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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