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Devil's Cradle

(Finnish, 1926–2006)
(Finland, founded in 1881)
1954
Place of ManufactureIittala, Finland
Place of CreationHelsinki, Finland
Medium/TechniqueShaped, sandblasted, and acid polished glass
DimensionsOverall: 5.7 x 25.4 x 21 cm (2 1/4 x 10 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit LineThe Daphne Farago Collection
Accession number2012.1206
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsGlass
ProvenanceBy 2001, acquired by Gansevoort Gallery, New York; July 18, 2001, 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)
Timo Sarpaneva
Frantisek Vizner
2003
Timo Sarpaneva
1957
Jay Musler
Charles Schneider
about 1924–25
Preston Singletary
2002
Timo Sarpaneva
Designed 1974, made since 1976
Timo Sarpaneva
Designed 1974, made since 1976