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Devil's Pearl
Finnish
Place of Creation: Helsinki, Finland; Place of Manufacture: Iittala, Finland
Medium/Technique
Shaped, sandblasted, and acid-polished glass
Dimensions
Overall: 10.2 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm (4 x 3 x 3 in.)
Credit Line
The Daphne Farago Collection
Accession Number2012.1207
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionDesigned for Iittala, Finland, in 1951. Clear glass ovoid form, sandblasted and acid-treated.
ProvenanceBy 2000, acquired by Gansevoort Gallery, New York; September 19, 2000, sold by Gansevoort Gallery to Daphne Farago, Little Compton, RI; 2012, year-end gift of the Daphne Farago Collection to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 27, 2013)