On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Eruption

Form
1964 (made)
Artist/Maker
Iittala Glassworks (manufacturer)
Sarpaneva, Timo (designer)
Place of origin
Finland (made)

Form, Finland, designed by Timo Sarpaneva, for Iittala glassworks, 1964

Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
Form
Titles
  • Eruption (manufacturer's title)
  • Purkaus (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Mould-blown glass
Brief description
Form, Finland, designed by Timo Sarpaneva, for Iittala glassworks, 1964
Dimensions
  • Height: 51.0cm
  • Weight: 10.68kg
Style
20TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions
'Timo Sarpaneva' incised (Signature)
Gallery label
This and other variations on the same shape were produced as a vast relief of 500 sections entitled 'Drift Ice' for the Montreal World Fair 'Expo '67'.
Bibliographic reference
Opie,J: Scandinavia; ceramics & glass in the 20thC
Other number
9718 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.356-1965

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O6658/eruption-form-sarpaneva-timo/
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