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Tokio Vase

Tokio Vase

 
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Object Name: 
Tokio Vase
Department
Modern
Maker(s)
Karhula-Iittala Glassworks, Factory
Wirkkala, Tapio ((Finnish, 1915-1985)), Maker
Place Made: 
Finland, Iittala
Date: 
1954
Color
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colorless
Technique
Blown, hot-worked
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 17.6 cm, W: 12 cm, D: 10.1 cm
Accession Number: 
2003.3.54
Credit Line: 
Gift of Gerald M. and Holly C. Eggert
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Colorless glass; blown and hot-worked. Slightly flat oval shape vase with a round base and wide oval rim. The cavity of the vase is a round bubble with a flaring cone shape to rim.
Inscription
TAPIO WIRKKALA, lITTALA - 57
Signature and date
:
Engraved On base.
Provenance
Eggert, Gerald M., Former Collection
2003-09-19

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