Orplid
Flute
1940-1955 (made)
1940-1955 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Glass flute with flat foot, made of filigree (vetro a fili) white and clear glass canes.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Orplid (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Filigree glass (vetro a fili) |
| Brief description | "Orplid" flute of filigree glass, made by Fritz Lampl for Orplid glassworks, London, 1940-1955. |
| Physical description | Glass flute with flat foot, made of filigree (vetro a fili) white and clear glass canes. |
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| Style | |
| Gallery label | Fritz Lampl came from Vienna, where his glassworks and the glass produced was under the name 'Bimini'. He settled in Hampstead, London. The Orplid glassworks was in Soho. |
| Credit line | Gift of Raymond Berger |
| Bibliographic reference | Neuwith, Waltraud: Bimini Glass, Vienna, 1992. |
| Other number | 6537 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.336-1993 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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