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On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Year cubes

Sculpture
1977-1987 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sculpture, Finland, Oiva Toikka, at Nuutajärvi glassworks, 1977-1987


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Year cubes
  • Vuosikuutiot (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Glass cut and assembled as a unit
Brief description
Sculpture, Finland, Oiva Toikka, at Nuutajärvi glassworks, 1977-1987
Dimensions
  • Maximum width: 24.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi/Notsjö' incised
Gallery label
Oiva Toikka produces a different 'cube' each year. These, assembled, represent nine years between 1977 and 1987.
Bibliographic reference
Opie,J: Sc andinavian ceramics & glass in the 20thC
Other number
9774 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.40-1988

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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