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The Lion Heart

Bowl
1992 (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Orrefors Glasbruk (manufacturer)
Lagerbielke, Erika (designer)
Place of origin
Sweden (made)

Hand-blown coloured glass bowl of ovoid shape. The rim decoration with orange spots and groups of three squares. The lower part with vertical stripes all reserved in air bubbles with layers of nlue and pink coloured glass. The pattern pattern has been using Ariel technique.

Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
Bowl
TitleThe Lion Heart (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Glass, hand-blown Ariel technique: a pattern is engraved or sand-blasted into a first gather which is then cased in layers and blown.
Glass
Hand-Blown
Brief description
'The Lion Heart' glass bowl, designed by Erika Lagerbielke for Orrefors Glasbruk, Sweden, 1992
Physical description
Hand-blown coloured glass bowl of ovoid shape. The rim decoration with orange spots and groups of three squares. The lower part with vertical stripes all reserved in air bubbles with layers of nlue and pink coloured glass. The pattern pattern has been using Ariel technique.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.8cm
  • Maximum width: 18.2cm
Style
20TH CONT
Copy number
Number 9 from a limited edition of 30.
Marks and inscriptions
ERIKA LAGERBIELKE ORREFORS GALLERY-92 961277 LAGERBIELKE 9-30 [engraved; paper labels:] ORREFORS SWEDEN LIBERTY 29/4A SWEDEN £2200 (Retailer's identification and maker's mark)
Gallery label
Number 9 from a limited edition of 30. Production number 961277. Launched in Orrefors Gallery 92 collection.
Credit line
Gift of Liberty plc
Object history
No.9 from a limited edition of 30; production number 961277; launched in Orrefors Gallery 92 collection.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.69-1994

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O5577/the-lion-heart-bowl-lagerbielke-erika/
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