Orchid Vase

Orchid Vase

1953
Designer
Timo Sarpaneva, Finnish, 1926-2006
Born: Helsinki, Finland
Work Locations: Helsinki, Finland
Manufacturer
Iittala, Finnish
Work Locations: Iittala, Finland
Active Dates: 1881-
Country
Finland
Object
vase
Medium
Glass
Accession Number
1996.175
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Ralph Burgess in memory of her niece, Margaret Broderick (by exchange), and Bequest of Mrs. Gerald Hughes (by exchange)

Timo Sarpaneva, Orchid Vase, 1953. Glass; 11 × 3 in. dia. Manufactured by Iittala, Iittala, Finland. Denver Art Museum: Gift of Mrs. Ralph Burgess in memory of her niece, Margaret Broderick, by exchange, and bequest of Mrs. Gerald Hughes by exchange, 1996.175.

Dimensions
height: 11 in, 27.9400 cm; diameter: 3 in, 7.6200 cm
Inscription
"TIMO SARPANEVA - 3568" scratched in edge of bottom; "1232.03" and "J3" labels on bottom.
Department
Architecture and Design
Collection
Architecture and Design
This object is currently on view
Known Provenance
(Treadway Gallery), Cincinnati, OH; purchase, Denver Art Museum, 1996.