Vase
1962 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
'Gulvase' type bottles were very popular during the 1960s as export ware. The form was first made at Odense glassworks from a 1962 design by master glassblower Otto Brauer, taken from a 19th-century standard production for factory use. The 1960s version was produced in a number of colours, including clear red, blue, turquoise cased with white, and opaque orange and yellow.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | blown glass |
| Brief description | Vase 'Carnaby', clear turquoise blown glass cased with opaque white glass, designed by Per Lütken, 1962, and made by Holmegaard glassworks. |
| Physical description | Vase 'Carnaby', clear turquoise blown glass cased with opaque white glass, with a narrow neck and a flared rim. |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Holmegaard', paper label |
| Credit line | Given by Jennifer Opie |
| Summary | 'Gulvase' type bottles were very popular during the 1960s as export ware. The form was first made at Odense glassworks from a 1962 design by master glassblower Otto Brauer, taken from a 19th-century standard production for factory use. The 1960s version was produced in a number of colours, including clear red, blue, turquoise cased with white, and opaque orange and yellow. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jan Kock, Kastrup-Holmegaard glas: facsimile of Kastrup-Holmegaard Glasvaerks katalog 1965, Aalborg 1976, no page numbers. The range of Carnaby vases is listed here and Per Lutken is named as the designer. |
| Other number | 9577 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.90-2012 |
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| Record created | December 6, 2012 |
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