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Bottle vase: C.3-1983

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Riihimaen Lasi Glassworks
Designer: Still, Nanny

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Description

Bottle-vase with a flat rim, amethyst glass.

Amethyst glass. Cylindrical body with a kick in the base; angular shoulders; and narrow, cylindrical neck with a wide, flat rim round the mouth.

Legal notes

Given by Miss Doreen Lewisohn

Measurements and weight

Height: 30.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1983-03-14) by Lewisohn, Doreen

Dating

20th Century, Mid#
Production date: circa AD 1959 : Nanny Still worked for the Riihimaen Lasi Glassworks between 1949 and 1959. She married and moved to Brussels in 1959.

Components of the work

Rim Diameter 6.7 cm

Materials used in production

Amethyst glass

Techniques used in production

Blown : Blown glass

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: RIIHIMAEN LASI OY NANNY STILL
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Factory mark

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.3-1983
Primary reference Number: 27671

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 10 April 2017

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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