plate
Object NamePlate
Designer
Olle Alberius
(Swedish, 1926-1993)
Manufacturer
Orrefors Glasbruk
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1977
Place MadeSweden, Orrefors
Techniqueblown, applied, engraved, carved
SizeH: 4.8 cm, D: 37.9 cm
Accession Number80.3.7
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent purple, and opaque orange non-lead glasses; blown, applied, engraved, carved. Shallow, circular shape with slightly curved sides; large applied oval pad of purple glass behind a smaller pad of opaque orange glass; engraved decoration on the front, with rounded petals roughly engraved around the purple and orange areas to suggest a flower, with roughly engraved striations and a field of rounded lobes in the center (appearing almost like stippling); multi-part stem and two pointed-oval, veined leaves deeply carved on the reverse side; bottom polished flat; inscribed (scratched) along the back edge, at the top: "Orrefors Expo A611-77 Olle Alberius".Provenance
Source
Orrefors Glasbruk
- 1979-04-02
1972
