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Tapio's plate

Dish
1969-1970 (designed), 1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Venini (manufacturer)
Wirkkala, Tapio (designer)
Place of origin
Murano (made)

Inscribed "Venini Murano Venezia N 531/OP Made in Italy"and "urano BC"and the symbol for Murano, paper labels


Object details

Categories
ELISE
Glass
Object type
Dish
Titles
  • Tapio's plate (manufacturer's title)
  • Piatto di Tapio (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
<i>Incalmi</i> technique glass with gold leaf and other metal inclusions
Brief description
Dish, Italy, Venice (Murano), the Finn Tapio Wirkkala, for Venini & C., 1969-1970
Physical description
Inscribed "Venini Murano Venezia N 531/OP Made in Italy"and "urano BC"and the symbol for Murano, paper labels
Dimensions
  • Maximum width: 39.6cm
Width 39.6
Style
20TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions
'Venini Italia TW' (?) '1970' incised; 'Venini Murano Venezia N 531/OP Made in Italy' black & white paper labels; 'Murano BC' and the symbol for Murano blue & silver paper label (Makers's marks)
Gallery label
See Circ.477-1971 for 'incalmi' technique
Bibliographic reference
Riihimäki; Finnish Glass Museum, 1987-8
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.479-1971

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O6896/tapios-plate-dish-wirkkala-tapio/
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