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Tumbler

1964 (made)
Artist/Maker
Skruf Glassworks (manufacturers)
Edenfalk, Bengt (designers)
Place of origin
Sweden (made)

Tumbler, moulded glass, designed by Bengt Edenfalk for Skruf Glassworks, Sweden, 1964

Object details

Categories
Glass
Drinking
Object type
Tumbler
Materials and techniques
Glass, moulded
Brief description
Tumbler, moulded glass, designed by Bengt Edenfalk for Skruf Glassworks, Sweden, 1964
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.7cm
Style
20TH CONT
Gallery label
(18/06/2009)
Tumbler and bowl , moulded Sweden, 1964 designed by Bengt Edenfalk, for Skruf Glassworks (Circ.373 and Circ.374-1964) Bengt Edenfalk was appointed as Skruf's first full-time designer in 1953. He stayed there until 1978 when he joined Kosta. Like most glass designers, he works on both useful domestic wares, such as these and also major commissions for public buildings. .
Bibliographic reference
Opie, J. Scandinavian Ceramics and Glass in the 20th Century. Victoria and Albert Museum, 1987. Catalogue number 503.
Other number
0172 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.373-1964

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O249603/tumbler-edenfalk-bengt/
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