tumbler

Object NameTumbler

Designer Ronald Stennett-Willson

Manufacturer Ekenas Bruks A. B. (Swedish, 1917-1976)

Retailer Gilbey Glasses Ltd.

Made FromGlass, Plastic

Dateabout 1958

Place MadeEngland, London (designed); Sweden (made)

TechniqueProbably machine-pressed, molded

SizeOverall H: 16.4 cm, W: 10.1 cm, D: 6.2 cm

Accession Number58.2.9 G

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTumbler. Colorless glass; plastic: black; glass: probably machine-pressed; plastic: molded. Tumbler with holder: tumbler, rim plain, rounded; straight, tapering wall which curves sharply inward at bottom; disk-shaped base with rounded edge and concavity at center of underside. Holder consists of handle which extends outward horizontally from near lower part of wall and then bends vertically downward before curving inward; bottom of handle is attached to two curved horizontal "arms" which clasp tumbler where it is constricted, between bottom of wall and base. Circular paper label attached to wall of tumbler, just below rim: at center, dragon within tower; around rim: ". A GILBEY GLASS . MADE IN SWEDEN" in white on light blue.
Provenance

Former Collection Gilbey Glasses Ltd. - 1958