Dish

Designer Tapio Wirkkala (Finnish, 1915 - 1985)

Manufacturer Iittala Glass Works

Date1955

Geographic OriginFinland

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall (max): L 17 1/4 x W 5 in. (L 43.8 x W 12.7 cm)

Credit LinePurchase 1956 John B. Morris Fund

Object number56.105

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Object NameDish

Marks and Labels/Stampssigned in diamondpoint on edge "TAPIO WIRKKALA IITALA 55"ProvenancePurchased new from Nordiska Kompaniet in Stockholm by Margaret White for $29.72Exhibition History"Fire and Light: 3000 Years of Glass Artistry", Newark Museum, Newark New Jersey (August 15, 2001 - January 20, 2002).

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