Atelje 334
Object Name2 Bottles
Maker
Bertil Vallien
(Swedish, b. 1938)
Maker
Kosta Boda AB
Made FromGlass
Date1978
Place MadeSweden
Techniquemold-blown, applied
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number79.3.68
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical Description(A) Vessel: transparent blue with hint of purple; bit: colorless streaked with amber and green; mold-blown (two gathers), rim finished at furnace, bit dropped on and tooled, underside of base ground and polished. Bottle: four-sided (square). Rim plain, rounded; tall, narrow cylindrical neck which splays toward bottom and merges with rounded shoulder; second gather covers shoulder and body; wall descends vertically; flat base with concave area at center. Bit applied to shoulder, drawn upward and tooled; bulbous at bottom which appears green, and with upper part tooled into two oval leaf-like elements which appear amber. Acid-etched or engraved signature on underside of base: "BODA/ ATELJE 334/ B. VALLÏEN". Paper label attached to shoulder: "Handmade/ Boda/ Sweden" in black on silver. (B) Vessel: transparent blue with hint of purple; bit: colorless streaked with pale amber and pale yellow; mold-blown (two gathers), rim finished at furnace, bit dropped on and tooled, underside of base ground and polished. Bottle: four-sided (rectangular). Rim plain, rounded; tall, narrow cylindrical neck which splays toward bottom and merges with rounded shoulder; second gather covers shoulder and body; wall descends vertically; flat base with polished concave area at center of larger oval area with smooth but uneven surface. Bit applied to bottom of neck, drawn outward and tooled; flattened oval shape with outer end divided into three projections, rectangular at center and pointed above and below. Acid-etched or engraved signature on underside of base: "BODA ATELJE/ 334-78/ B. VALLIEN" (I is dotted). Paper label attached to bottom of wall: "Handmade/ Boda/ Sweden" in black on silver.Provenance
Source
Kosta Boda AB
- 1979-03-27