vase

Object Name"Unica" Vase

Maker Viktor (Vicke) Emanuel Lindstrand (Swedish, 1904-1983)

Maker Kosta Glasbruk AB

Made FromLead Glass

Datedesigned in 1958

Place MadeSweden, Kosta

TechniqueMold-blown, cased, internal cane decoration

SizeOverall H: 21.1 cm, W: 18.3 cm, D: 7.9 cm

Accession Number58.3.63

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass

Decades in Glass: The 50's

On ViewModern Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent blue, pale amber lead glasses; blown with internal latticino decoration; ground, polished. Flattened teardrop shape vase with extremely heavy walls, narrow lipless fire-polished opening; heavy colorless wall encases smaller ovoid cavity of amber cased in colorless with fine vertical blue stripes; ground and polished concave pontil area, base ground and polished flat; inscribed in block letters on base: "UNICA/530/KOSTA ("S" is topped with small crown)/SWEDEN".
Provenance

Source Kosta Boda AB - 1958