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On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Vase

1934 (designed), 1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Vase, Sweden, designed by Vicke Lindstrand, and engraved by Gösta Elgström at Orrefors Glassworks, 1935

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Engraved glass
Brief description
Vase, Sweden, designed by Vicke Lindstrand, and engraved by Gösta Elgström at Orrefors Glassworks, 1935
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.8cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Incised 'ORREFORS LINDSTRAND 1369 A1 G.E.' (Makers's mark)
Gallery label
This vase has copper-wheel engraved decoration of a female nude on a fish.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Opie, J: 'Scandinavia: Ceramics and Glass of the 20th Century', V&A Museum (1987), cat. 464
Other number
0368 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.129-1937

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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