On display
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Sea Shell

1981 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of a pair of sea shells, mould-blown and cut glass, designed by Monica Backström for Boda glassworks, Sweden, 1981

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glass, mould-blown and cut
Brief description
One of a pair of sea shells, mould-blown and cut glass, designed by Monica Backström for Boda glassworks, Sweden, 1981
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 12.2cm
Style
Gallery label
(18/06/2009)
Two sea shells , mould-blown and cut Sweden, 1981 designed by Monica Backström, for Boda glassworks Gift of Astrid Sampe (C.105 &A-1981) .
Credit line
Given by Astrid Sampe
Associated object
Bibliographic reference
Opie, J. Scandinavian Ceramics and Glass in the 20th Century. Victoria and Albert Museum. 1987. Catalogue number 517.
Other number
0195 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.105A-1981

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
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