Not on display

Lava glass

Bottle
1965-70 (made)
Artist/Maker
Holmegaard (manufacturer)
Lütken, Per (designer)
Place of origin
Holmegaard (made)

Bottle, Denmark (Holmegaard), designed by Per Lütken, for Holmegaard glassworks, 1965-1970

Object details

Categories
Glass
Containers
Object type
Bottle
TitleLava glass (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Mould-blown glass
Brief description
Bottle, Denmark (Holmegaard), designed by Per Lütken, for Holmegaard glassworks, 1965-1970
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.6cm
Style
20TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions
Holmegaard PL in monogram (Makers's mark)
Gallery label
'Lava-glass' was first introduced in 1969. Its best use was in shapes made in wet clay moulds which picked up and retained impurities, and where the mould itself could be re-fashioned in the course of production
Bibliographic reference
Jan Kock, Kastrup-Holmegaard glas: facsimile of Kastrup-Holmegaard Glasvaerks katalog 1965, Aalborg 1976, no page numbers. The Lava range is included here including this vase/bottle (listed as H. 200 mm.)
Other number
0072 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.162-1987

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O2857/lava-glass-bottle-lütken-per/
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