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Artist/Maker	Orrefors (manufacturer) Cyrén, Gunnar (designer)
Place of origin	Sweden (made)

Bowl, Sweden, designed by Gunnar Cyrén, for Orrefors Glassworks, 1985-1985, C.174-1986 .

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Object type	Bowl
Materials and techniques	tinted glass, cut
Brief description	Bowl, Sweden, designed by Gunnar Cyrén, for Orrefors Glassworks, 1985-1985, C.174-1986 .
Dimensions	Greatest width width: 21.7cm
Style	20TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions	Incised 'ORREFORS 917372 GUNNAR CYRÉN 1. 85 UNIQUE' (Makers's mark)
Gallery label	Gunnar Cyrén is a designer of precise and classical simplicity, producing careful and detailed working drawings for both glass and silver. He has developed two series of elliptical bowls; one series of straightforward boat -shaped forms and the other of thin-walled, slightly tinted bubble-like shapes. In this bowl from the latter series, the fine cut lines define the otherwise elusive surface.
Bibliographic reference	Opie, J: 'Scandinavia: Ceramics and Glass of the 20th Century', V&A Museum (1987), cat. 532
Other number	0183 - Glass gallery number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.174-1986

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Record created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O3015/bowl-cyrén-gunnar/

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