"Jaavuori" (Iceberg) Bowl

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Object Name:

Department

Modern

Maker(s)

Wirkkala, Tapio ((Finnish, 1915-1985)), Designer

Karhula-Iittala Glass Works, Factory

Place Made:

Finland, Iittala

Date:

1957

Color

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colorless

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Technique

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blow molding

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cutting

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Material

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lead glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H (max): 20.8 cm, W: 31.5 cm, L: 34.5 cm

Accession Number:

61.3.317

Location:

On Display

Description

Colorless lead glass; mold-blown and cut. Ground and polished undulating upper rim; undulating geometric body; ground and polished geometric shape base; scratch engraved on base: "TAPIO WIRKKALA-ITTALA-57".

Inscription

TAPIO WIRKKALA LITTALA 57

Signature

Scratch engraved on base

Provenance

Iittala Glassworks, Source

1961-10-11

Exhibitions (1)
Publications (2)
Multimedia (1)

Exhibitions

Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass

Venue(s)

Corning Museum of Glass 1959 through 1959

Publications

Jaavuori (Iceberg) Vase (adult) (2011)BIB# 134402

Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass (1959) illustrated, p. 120, pl. 87; BIB# 27614

Multimedia

Jäavuori (Iceberg) Vase

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