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"Music" Covered Cup

Edward Hald  (Swedish, Stockholm 1883–1980)

Manufacturer:
Orrefors Glasbruk
Date:
1926
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
H. (w/cover) 13-3/4, Diam. 4-1/2 inches (34.9 x 11.4 cm.)
Classification:
Glass
Credit Line:
Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1927
Accession Number:
27.96.2ab

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  • Description

    In antiquity, urns - covered vases without handles - were conceived as holders for the ashes of the dead. Vases, which could have handles, were used for a variety of purposes: utilitarian, ceremonial, or artistic. Urn and vase shapes have continued to inspire designers ever since. This selection of vases and urns represents an international range of designs made during the Art Deco era.

    During the 1910s and 1920s a classical revival dominated Scandinavian design. Danes and Swedes in particular made a push to develop their decorative arts industries, focusing their efforts on elegant and artistically conceived designs that would appeal to middle-class consumers. Stylistic unity characterizes their work, and the movement has come to be known as New Classicism or Nordic (or sometimes more specifically Swedish) Grace.

  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Signature: (on base) Orrefors. Hald 475.1926/W E (script)

  • Exhibition History

    Detroit, Michigan. The Detroit Institute of Arts. Arts and Crafts in Detroit 1906-1976: The Movement, The Society, The School. November 26, 1976-January 16, 1977. (p. 137, no. 186, ill. and discussed).

    Classic/Fantastic: Selections from the Modern Design Collection, MMA, December 21, 2007 - April 5, 2009.

  • References

    Wettergren, Modern Dec. Arts of Sweden, 1926 p. 25

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