'The Bathing Tent' Lidded Jar
1930
Hand blown and wheel engraved glass.
Engraving executed by Gunnar Schultzberg.
Signed 'Orrefors Hald 480 Gs (engraved by Gunnar Schultzberg) G2', dated 1930.
Another example available: 190548.
History
Design most likely based on the 18th century copper tents in Haga park Stockholm.
Literature:
Wickman, Kerstin, 'Orrefors, One Hundred Years of Swedish Glass Art', byggförlaget Kultur (Stockholm) 1998, p. 33.
Ref: 3141