FIsh-Graal
Vase
1936 (designed)
1936 (designed)
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| Place of origin |
"Fish-Graal" glass vase which was popular name for this technique. It is virtually spherical with a small cavity, or pea-green glass cased with clear glass. The design is of fish swimming amongst weeds. Graal is named after the Holy Grail.
Object details
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| Title | FIsh-Graal (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | The green glass was flashed with dark brown glass which was then cut away by engraving or acid-etching to leave the fish design. The whole was then cased with the final clear glass outer layer. |
| Brief description | Vase, of glass in green and clear, "Fish Graal" technique,designed by Edward Hald in 1936, made by Orrefors, Sweden 1952-53. |
| Physical description | "Fish-Graal" glass vase which was popular name for this technique. It is virtually spherical with a small cavity, or pea-green glass cased with clear glass. The design is of fish swimming amongst weeds. Graal is named after the Holy Grail. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "Orrefors / Graal Pvr c (?) 1988 D / II / Hald" (all engraved in handwriting underneath) |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs. Janet Repton |
| Bibliographic reference | Polak, Ada "Edward Hald 1883-1980" in Journal of Decorative Arts Society, no.5, 1980. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.155-1997 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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