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Edvin Öhrström (designer)
Orrefors Glasbruk, Orrefors (manufacturer)
Vase 1952
glass (ariel)
13.4 × 11.4 cm diameter
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1952
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Vase
1952
Medium
glass (ariel)
Measurements
13.4 × 11.4 cm diameter
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1952
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Within a year of Öhrström’s arrival at Orrefors he introduced the ariel technique, a variant on the graal technique. It involved the application of a pattern to a blank form through sandblasting. When the form was cased in a thin layer of glass, air was trapped in the sandblasted pattern, forming bubbles. Further layers of glass could then be added and the object was blown into its final shape. The ruby-red profile bust of a young girl surrounded by air bubbles and streaks within a mass of clear and refractive glass is typical of Öhrström’s production of the 1950s.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Orrefors, Sweden
Inscription
engraved (inverted) in base c.: ORREFORS / Sweden / Ariel nr. (dot) / = 728 E / Edvin Öhrström
Accession Number
1195-D4
Department
International Decorative Arts
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