Mother and child

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Glass, Room 131

Artist/Maker	Orrefors Glasbruk (manufacturer) Gate, Simon (designer) Diessner, Arthur (engraver (inciser))
Place of origin	Sweden (made)

Tray, Sweden, designed by Simon Gate, and engraved by Arthur Diessner at Orrefors Glassworks, 1930

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Category	Glass
Object type	Tray
Titles	Mother and child Mor och barn (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Engraved glass
Brief description	Tray, Sweden, designed by Simon Gate, and engraved by Arthur Diessner at Orrefors Glassworks, 1930
Dimensions	Maximum width: 22.6cm
Style	20TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions	Incised '541 ORREFORS.S.GATE.A.DIESSNER 1930' (Makers's mark)
Gallery label	This tray was purchased with seven others from the 'Exhibition of Swedish Industrial Art' held in London in 1931.
Bibliographic reference	Opie, J: 'Scandinavia: Ceramics and Glass of the 20th Century', V&A Museum (1987), cat. 450
Other number	0325 - Glass gallery number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	CIRC.55-1931

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Record created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O7006/mother-and-child-tray-gate-simon/

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