Pilkkiavanto Platter

Designer: Tapio Wirkkala, Finnish, 1915–1985
Maker: Karhula-Iittala Glassworks, Iittala, Finland, founded 1881
Date: designed 1969, manufactured 1970
Material: Colorless, centrifugally cast glass
made in: Iittala, Finland, Europe
Classification: Glassware
Collection: Decorative Arts and Design
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 3 1/8 × 26 1/8 × 26 1/8 in. (7.9 × 66.4 × 66.4 cm)
Credit Line: Marjorie Wyman Endowment Fund
Rights: © Estate of Tapio Wirkkala
Object Number: 3:2001

- late 1980s
Iittala Lasitehdas, Iittala, Finland

late 1980s - 2001
Juhani Lemmetti, Helsinki, Finland, purchased from Iittala Lasitehdas [1]

2001 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Juhani Lemmetti [2]

Notes:
[1] Dealer purchased the piece at an Iittala factory outlet sale in the late 1980s [SLAM document files].

[2] Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, March 1, 2001

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