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Vase
c. 1954
Karl Edvin Öhrström
Karl Edvin Öhrström (Swedish, 1906–1994)
Decorative Art and Design
Vase, c. 1954. Karl Edvin Öhrström (Swedish, 1906–1994), Orrefors Glasshouse (Swedish, est. 1898). Glass; diameter: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.); overall: 25.3 cm (9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry H. Hawley 1997.284 Decorated through a variety of techniques, including engraving, acid treatment and grinding, this vase exudes an effervescent appearance. Öhrström named the technique “guinea fowl” because the cuts incised within the glass evoke the African bird’s feathers. The design on this vase evokes the feathers of a guinea fowl, a bird that is raised domestically in Sweden but is native to the African continent.
- Maker/Artist
- Öhrström, Edvin
- Classification
- Glass
- Formatted Medium
- glass
- Medium
- glass
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.); Overall: 25.3 cm (9 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1997.284
- Credit Line
- Gift of Henry H. Hawley
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
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