3 "Aalto-Kukka (Aalto Flower)" Nesting Bowls

Object Name: 
3 "Aalto-Kukka (Aalto Flower)" Nesting Bowls

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Object Name: 
3 "Aalto-Kukka (Aalto Flower)" Nesting Bowls
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Finland, Karhula
Accession Number: 
51.3.164
Dimensions: 
SEE INDIVIDUAL RECORDS
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
designed in 1939
Primary Description: 
3 "Aalto-Kukka (Aalto Flower)" Nesting Bowls. White glass cased on exterior with clear glass; blown in mold, cut and polished top. Square asymmetric vase (A), shallow bowl (B), and dish (C). These stack together; this group is missing a fourth piece.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Finnish Art Shop, Source
1951-02-16
Color: 
white
colorless
Technique: 
cased glass
mold-blowing
cutting
polishing
Material: 
glass
Copyright: 
© Alvar Aalto

Publications (1)

Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs, 1851-1939 (2012) illustrated, p. 244, fig. 25; p. 270 Cat. 184; BIB# 127371

Objects in Set (3)

"Aalto-Kukka" (Aalto-Flower) Nesting Bowl
Artist:Aalto, Alvar
Date:designed in 1939
Accession Number:51.3.164 A
"Aalto-Kukka" (Aalto-Flower) Nesting Bowl
Artist:Aalto, Alvar
Date:designed in 1939
Accession Number:51.3.164 B
 
"Aalto-Kukka" (Aalto-Flower) Nesting Bowl
Artist:Aalto, Alvar
Date:designed in 1939
Accession Number:51.3.164 C