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Glass

Gunnel NymanWW-1940-159788

1940·Glass·7 3/8 × 2 3/8 in., 0.3 lb. (18.7 × 6 cm, 0.2 kg)

Purchase, Theodore R. Gamble Jr. Gift, in honor of his mother, Mrs. Theodore Robert Gamble, 1988

Catalogue

Year: 1940
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: 7 3/8 × 2 3/8 in., 0.3 lb. (18.7 × 6 cm, 0.2 kg)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Gunnel Nyman

Artist

Gunnel Nyman

Gunnel Nyman was a Finnish glass designer and ceramicist whose modernist forms combined functionalism with subtle sculptural refinement. Working in the 1930s and 1940s, she developed a distinctive approach to utilitarian objects, treating glassware and ceramics as vehicles for formal experimentation. Her work bridged craft tradition and industrial production during Finland's emergence as a design innovator. This profile will be expanded as more verified source material becomes available.

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