"Orkidea" (Orchid) Sculpture

Object Name: 
"Orkidea" (Orchid) Sculpture

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Object Name: 
"Orkidea" (Orchid) Sculpture
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Finland, Iittala
Accession Number: 
61.3.315
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 34.4 cm, Diam (max): 9.9 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
designed in 1954
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; mold-blown, hot-worked. Model no. 3868.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Iittala Glassworks (f. 1881), Source
1961-10-11
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
mold-blowing
hot-working
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
Timo Sarpaneva Iittala 3868
Signature
: 
scratch engraved on the base
Copyright: 
© Timo Sarpaneva

Exhibitions (2)

Decades in Glass: The 50's
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2003-09-22 through 2004-03-01
Corning Incorporated Gallery 2004-06-17 through 2004-10-03
Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1959 through 1959
 

Publications (2)

Contemporary Glass: A World Survey from The Corning Museum of Glass (1989) illustrated, p. 20; BIB# 32803
Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass (1959) illustrated, p. 119, pl. 85; BIB# 27614