Vase
1935-1936 (designed (process)), 1937 (made)
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Vase, cut and engraved glass. This vase has copper-wheel engraved decoration of a female nude holding a flower.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cut and engraved glass |
| Brief description | Vase, engraved decoration of a female nude, shape designed by Simon Gate, decoration designed by Nils Landberg, engraved by Hugo Williamsson for Orrefors Glassworks, Sweden, 1937 |
| Physical description | Vase, cut and engraved glass. This vase has copper-wheel engraved decoration of a female nude holding a flower. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ORREFORS N 1621. A3 HW OF GA 1439' (Makers's mark, incised) |
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| Production | Shape designed 1935 by Simon Gate; decoration designed 1936 by Nils Landberg. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Opie, J: 'Scandinavia: Ceramics and Glass of the 20th Century', V&A Museum (1987), cat. 467
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| Other number | 0338 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | CIRC.133-1937 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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