wine-glass
- Museum number
- 2014,8024.182.a-b
- Description
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Pair of wine-glasses, green glass, free-blown, deep bowl sitting directly on a wide, flaring foot.
- Production date
- 1955 (designed)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 6.70 centimetres (a)
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Diameter: 7 centimetres (b)
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Height: 10.20 centimetres (a)
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Height: 10.40 centimetres (b)
- Curator's comments
- These wine glasses were known as 'NN'. They were free-blown in either grey or green glass. References to this model can be found in the following publications:
K. Koivisto and K. Niemistö, 'The Modern Spirit - Glass from Finland', exhibition catalogue, The Finnish Glass Museum, Helsinki, 1985, no. 37, described as sherry glasses, and not in serial production.
O. Untracht, 'Saara Hopea-Untracht, Life and Work', Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, Helsinki, 1988, p. 72 (sketch), diagram 11 in coloured inserts (between pages 80 and 81).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2014
- Acquisition notes
- Purchased by the donors from Kruuna, Helsinki, on 17 August 2011.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 2014,8024.182.a-b
