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Pallas

Vase
1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Iittala Glassworks (manufacturer)
Wirkkala, Tapio (designer)
Place of origin
Finland (made)

Vase, Finland, designed by Tapio Wirkkala, for Iittala glassworks, 1983-1983, C.204-1987 .

Object details

Object type
Vase
Titles
  • Pallas
  • Pallas (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
moulded
Brief description
Vase, Finland, designed by Tapio Wirkkala, for Iittala glassworks, 1983-1983, C.204-1987 .
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.0cm
Style
20TH CONT
Gallery label
In this vase, Wirkkala has continued with his preoccupation with moulded forms reflecting dramatically textured wood and ice effects. The vase is produced in three sizes of which this is the largest.
Bibliographic reference
Opie, J: 'Scandinavia: Ceramics and Glass of the 20th Century', V&A Museum (1987), cat. 244
Other number
0149 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.204-1987

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
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