Atelje 334

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Object Name: 
Bottle
Title: 
Atelje 334
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
79.3.68 B
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 26 cm, W (max): 11.3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1978
Primary Description: 
(A) Vessel: transparent blue with hint of purple; bit: colorless streaked with amber and green; mold-blown (two gathers), rim finished at furnace, bit dropped on and tooled, underside of base ground and polished. Bottle: four-sided (square). Rim plain, rounded; tall, narrow cylindrical neck which splays toward bottom and merges with rounded shoulder; second gather covers shoulder and body; wall descends vertically; flat base with concave area at center. Bit applied to shoulder, drawn upward and tooled; bulbous at bottom which appears green, and with upper part tooled into two oval leaf-like elements which appear amber. Acid-etched or engraved signature on underside of base: "BODA/ ATELJE 334/ B. VALLÏEN". Paper label attached to shoulder: "Handmade/ Boda/ Sweden" in black on silver. (B) Vessel: transparent blue with hint of purple; bit: colorless streaked with pale amber and pale yellow; mold-blown (two gathers), rim finished at furnace, bit dropped on and tooled, underside of base ground and polished. Bottle: four-sided (rectangular). Rim plain, rounded; tall, narrow cylindrical neck which splays toward bottom and merges with rounded shoulder; second gather covers shoulder and body; wall descends vertically; flat base with polished concave area at center of larger oval area with smooth but uneven surface. Bit applied to bottom of neck, drawn outward and tooled; flattened oval shape with outer end divided into three projections, rectangular at center and pointed above and below. Acid-etched or engraved signature on underside of base: "BODA ATELJE/ 334-78/ B. VALLIEN" (I is dotted). Paper label attached to bottom of wall: "Handmade/ Boda/ Sweden" in black on silver.
Provenance: 
Kosta Boda AB, Source
1979-03-27
Category: