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V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Artist/Maker	Orrefors Glasbruk (manufacturer) Palmqvist, Sven (designer)
Place of origin	Sweden (made)

Clear blue glass with interior stained pattern

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Category	Glass
Object type	Bowl
Title	Ravenna (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Glass with interior stained pattern
Brief description	Bowl, Sweden, designed by Sven Palmqvist, for Orrefors Glassworks, 1953
Physical description	Clear blue glass with interior stained pattern
Dimensions	Maximum width: 23.7cm
Style	20TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions	Incised 'ORREFORS SWEDEN RAVENNA No391 SVEN PALMQVIST' (Makers's mark)
Gallery label	Sven Palmqvist (1906-84) joined Orrefors Glassworks in the 1920s and graduated through studies under Simon Gate, Edward Hald and various art schools in France and Stockholm. He created several new glass techniques, including the mosaic-like 'Ravenna' technique (given this name following a visit by Palmqvist to that city). The Ravenna series was launched by Orrefors Glassworks in 1948. Like many Orrefors artists, Palmqvist designed with equal skill both for ornamental wares and for major public and government commissions.
Credit line	Gift of A.B. Orrefors Glassworks, Sweden
Bibliographic reference	Opie, J: 'Scandinavia: Ceramics and Glass of the 20th Century', V&A Museum (1987), cat. 494
Other number	9615 - Glass gallery number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	CIRC.518-1954

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Record created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O6979/ravenna-bowl-palmqvist-sven/

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