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Nobel Service

Tumbler
1990 - 1991 (made)
Artist/Maker
Orrefors (manufacturer)
Cyrén, Gunnar (designer)
Place of origin
Orrefors (made)

Glass tumbler, mould blown, of cylindrical shape.

Object details

Categories
Glass
Drinking
Object type
Tumbler
Titles
  • Nobel Service
  • Nobel Service (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
glass, mould blown
Glass
Mould-Blown
Brief description
Tumbler, Sweden, Småland (Orrefors), designed by Gunnar Cyrén, for Orrefors glassworks, 1990-1992.
Physical description
Glass tumbler, mould blown, of cylindrical shape.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.8cm
  • Greatest width width: 6.6cm
Style
20TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions
  • (1) 'Orrefors' acid-stamped; (2) 'Orrefors Sweden' with a blackcock, printed label in grey and white (Makers's mark)
  • 'Orrefors' acid-stamped (Makers's mark)
  • 'Orrefors Sweden' with a blackcock, printed label in grey and white
Gallery label
Designed for the banquet held to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Nobel Foundation on 10 December 1991. In commercial production from 1992. Ceramics, table linen and cutlery are also in the Museum's collections
Bibliographic reference
Copenhagen, The Danish Museum of Decorative Art: Scandinavian Journal of Design, vol. 2, 1992, p.100 and company brochures.
Other number
0179 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.149-1993

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O2669/nobel-service-tumbler-cyrén-gunnar/
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