Marja Cocktail Glass
Saara Hopea
Finnish, 1925–1984
1956
A set of small blown-glass cocktail tumblers by Saara Hopea (1956) that pairs a simple, rounded silhouette with rich, jewel-like color to make everyday drinkware feel refined.
Their low, egg-shaped forms and thick, curved walls glow with translucent reds, smoky gray, deep blue, and plum, turning each compact cup into a small, luminous object you want to hold.
Typical of postwar Finnish modernism, these glasses show how careful glassblowing and subtle color experimentation could unite functional utility with refined, mass-producible design.
Medium
Blown glass
Dimensions
each: 1 7/8 x 2 1/4" (4.8 x 5.7 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Mr. and Mrs. Hochschild Purchase Fund
Accession
685.1995.1-4
Palette
Art Terms
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