Savoy Vase
Artist
Alvar Aalto
(Finnish, 1898 - 1976)
Manufacturer
Karhula Glassworks
(Finnish, founded 1890)
CultureFinnish
Date1937
MediumMold-blown glass
Dimensions5 1/8 × 7 3/4 × 7 3/8 in. (13 × 19.7 × 18.7 cm)
MarkingsAcid-etched on bottom of vase: “KARHULA 22 IX 37"
PortfolioModel 9750
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number2015.24
Collections
On View
On viewLabel TextAlvar Aalto, designer Finnish, 1898–1976 Karhula–Iittala, manufacturer Finland, established 1890 Savoy Vase, 1937 Mold-blown glass, 5 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (13 × 19.6 cm) Museum purchase 2015.24 ProvenancePurchased from Christie’s London on November 4, 2014, by Martin Levy of H. Blairman & Sons LTD, London. Purchased from H. Blairman & Sons by Chrysler Museum of Art, December 2015. Published ReferencesDiane C. Wright (editor), _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017), pg. 148-149.
early 20th century