Fireworks Bowl
Designer: Niels Tove Edward Hald (Swedish, 1883-1980)
Manufacturer: Orrefors Glasbruk (Swedish, 1898-present)
Date: 1921
Dimensions:
H: 8 3/16 in. (20.8 cm); Rim Diam: 10 7/8 in. (27.7 cm); Base Diam: 3 7/16 in. (8.8 cm)
Medium: Blown glass, with acid-etched and engraved decoration
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1978.58
DescriptionColorless, conical shape, flared rim, band of diagonal crossed lines below rim. Row of inverted, stylized flowers below band. Bowl decorated with stylized fireworks above human and animal figures, a gazebo, and trees. Solid engraved band below scene. Base flares slightly, base is acid-etched and has band of diagonal crossed lines.
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