Ravenna
Bowl
1953 (made)
1953 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Clear blue glass with interior stained pattern
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Ravenna (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Glass with interior stained pattern |
| Brief description | Bowl, Sweden, designed by Sven Palmqvist, for Orrefors Glassworks, 1953 |
| Physical description | Clear blue glass with interior stained pattern |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Incised 'ORREFORS SWEDEN RAVENNA No391 SVEN PALMQVIST' (Makers's mark) |
| Gallery label | Sven Palmqvist (1906-84) joined Orrefors Glassworks in the 1920s and graduated through studies under Simon Gate, Edward Hald and various art schools in France and Stockholm. He created several new glass techniques, including the mosaic-like 'Ravenna' technique (given this name following a visit by Palmqvist to that city). The Ravenna series was launched by Orrefors Glassworks in 1948. Like many Orrefors artists, Palmqvist designed with equal skill both for ornamental wares and for major public and government commissions. |
| Credit line | Gift of A.B. Orrefors Glassworks, Sweden |
| Bibliographic reference | Opie, J: 'Scandinavia: Ceramics and Glass of the 20th Century', V&A Museum (1987), cat. 494
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| Other number | 9615 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.518-1954 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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