Art Object (model 3341)
Artist
Tapio Wirkkala
(Finnish, 1915-1985)
Manufacturer
Ittala Lasitehdas Oy
(Finnish, founded 1881)
CultureFinnish
Date1954
MediumMold-blown and line-cut glass "chair worked"
Dimensions1 3/8 × 6 7/8 × 7 1/2 in. (3.5 × 17.5 × 19 cm)
Signed"TAPIO WIRKKALA IITTALA 54" on bottom edge
Credit LineGift from the Richard A. Raisler Collection
Object number2024.20.5
Not on view
DescriptionLow vessel, rather shell shaped, of colorless glass with lines on underside.Published ReferencesTapio Wirkkala: Eye, Hand, Thought. Marianne Aav (ed.) 2000 Helsinki:Museum of Art and Design. p.302