Kaj Franck
"Kremlin Bells" Decanter, Model 1500

"Kremlin Bells" Decanter, Model 1500
"Kremlin Bells" Decanter, Model 1500
DesignerFinnish, 1911–1989
CultureFinnish
Titles
  • "Kremlin Bells" Decanter, Model 1500
DateDesigned c. 1957, made 1962
PlaceFinland
MediumGlass
Dimensions15 11/16 × 5 11/16 in. diameter (39.9 × 14.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by George R. Bunker and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Keerans, by exchange, and Caroline Wiess Law
Object number97.109.A-.C
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[modern i, Key Biscayne, Florida]; purchased by MFAH, 1997.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited "New to Houston, Recent Additions to Houston Collections", June 21 through August 30, 1998, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

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


Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The glass is inscribed on underside of the decanter: "K Franck/Nuutujarvi/Notsjo -62."

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