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Ashtray

1950 (made)
Artist/Maker
Gullaskruf (manufacturer)
Gehlin, Hugo (designer)
Place of origin
Sweden (made)

Ashtray, Sweden, designed by Hugo Gehlin, for Gullaskruf Glassworks, 1950

Object details

Categories
Glass
Household Objects
Object type
Ashtray
Materials and techniques
Glass
Brief description
Ashtray, Sweden, designed by Hugo Gehlin, for Gullaskruf Glassworks, 1950
Dimensions
  • Maximum width: 13.7cm
Style
20TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions
Incised 'GEHLIN G-F' (Makers's mark)
Gallery label
Gehlin was the chief designer at Gullaskruf for nearly thirty years.
Bibliographic reference
Opie, J: 'Scandinavia: Ceramics and Glass of the 20th Century', V&A Museum (1987), cat. 490
Other number
0342 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.14-1954

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
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