The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 19, 2025

Fönster (Windows) Bowl

c. 1935–67
designer

Carl Oskar Simon Gate

(Swedish, 1883–1945)
manufacturer

Orrefors Glasshouse

(Swedish, est. 1898)
Sweden, Orrefors, 20th century
cut glass or crystal
Overall: 12.7 x 20.3 cm (5 x 8 in.)
The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1965.384
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The cuts on this bowl reference windows, or fönster, in Swedish.

Description

This bowl was a popular model designed by Simon Gate in the 1930s for Orrefors that remained in production well into the 1960s. The thick walls added a weight and practicality to the bowl, while deeply incised vertical lines and half-circle cuts decorating the bowl evoke traditional aesthetics with a modernist flair.
  • Purchased from Fisher, Bruce & Co.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1965.384