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"Kullerkupp" glass vase, smoky rose, designed by Mirjam Maasikas for Tarbeklaas
Object/Artifact
A small blown-glass flower vase in pale smoky rose/amethyst glass ("suitsuklaas"), with a waisted profile — a flared, rounded upper body drawing in to a narrow waist above a heavy, thick base that reads darker amber where the glass is thickest, with seed bubbles and a pooled center. The upper body carries a wheel-cut (engraved) grapevine band: clusters of grapes (rows of shallow circular cuts) flanked by cut leaves. The rim is plain. The underside bears two gold foil labels: a rectangular "MADE IN U.S.S.R." label and a separate shield/escutcheon-shaped emblem. This is the "Kullerkupp" model. Surface shows age dulling and light wear.
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Decorative vase in the Cabrera Arús household
The Cabrera Arús family collection
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Tarbeklaas
1970s
Tallinn
Estonia
U.S.S.R.
Eastern Europe
Europe
Designed by Estonian glass artist Mirjam Maasikas; model name "Kullerkupp." Confirmed by multiple Estonian sources. Date: 1973 (the model's design/introduction date, per multiple sources; one listing gives 1977, noted as a minor discrepancy).
Two gold foil labels on the underside — a rectangular "MADE IN U.S.S.R." label, and a separate shield/escutcheon-shaped foil emblem (the Tarbeklaas export/maker device; consistent with the factory's labeling).
Materials: Blown smoky rose/amethyst glass ("suitsuklaas," smoke-tinted; coloration from added metal oxides); gold foil labels. Technique: Blown glass body with a heavy base; wheel-cut/engraved grapevine surface decoration; applied foil export/maker labels. A serial design-model produced at Tarbeklaas (not a unique studio piece).
Good
María A. Arús Caraballo
owner
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
use, purchase
U.S.S.R.
Eastern Europe
Europe
production