Timo Sarpaneva
Sculpture "Lansetti"

Sculpture "Lansetti"
Sculpture "Lansetti"
DesignerFinnish, 1926–2006
CultureFinnish
Titles
  • Sculpture "Lansetti"
DateDesigned 1952, manufactured 1955
PlaceKarhula, Finland
MediumGlass
Dimensions8 × 4 × 1 1/4in. (20.3 × 10.2 × 3.2cm)
Credit LineGift of the Ambassador of Finland at the Design in Scandinavia Exhibition
Object number56.4
Non exposé

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Object Type
ProvenanceGiven to MFAH, 1956.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "Design in Scandinavia" Exhibition February 16 - March 14, 1956
EXHIBITED The Twentieth Century: Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston September 30, 1995 thru February 18, 1996

"Scandinavian Design," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 26 August, 2012 - 27 January, 2013.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription at bottom: "Timo Sarpaneva Wartsila 55"

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