Graal
Vase
1931 (made)
1931 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Vase, Sweden, designed by Simon Gate, and blown by Gustav Bergkvist at Orrefors Glassworks, 1931
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Graal (manufacturer's title) |
Materials and techniques | Graal glass |
Brief description | Vase, Sweden, designed by Simon Gate, and blown by Gustav Bergkvist at Orrefors Glassworks, 1931 |
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Style | |
Marks and inscriptions | Incised 'S GRAAL ORREFORS 1931 GB 3284 SG' (Makers's mark) |
Gallery label | This vase is made in the celebrated 'Graal' technique (named after the Holy Grail), invented and developed at Orrefors, and for many years an exclusive speciality. The technique is complex and expensive. First, a thick-walled bubble of clear glass is formed, which is then 'cased' with a thin layer of moulten, coloured glass. ......... This vase was purchased with seven other pieces from the 'Exhibition of Swedish Industrial Art' held in London in 1931. |
Bibliographic reference | Opie, J: 'Scandinavia: Ceramics and Glass of the 20th Century', V&A Museum (1987), cat. 460
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Other number | 0326 - Glass gallery number |
Collection | |
Accession number | CIRC.58-1931 |
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Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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