Mdina Maltese art glass vase by Michael Harris

Maltese art glass vase made at mdina and designed by michael harris in the early 1970’s. Cylindrical shape with a slight widening at the top and with a narrow pinched neck and wide top rim. The vase has a brown swirl running around the body of the vase and set against a yellow ground. This vase design is inspired by the coast with the contrasting darker colours set against the yellow sandy colours. Mdina glass was founded in 1968 by michael harris on the island of malta. Michael was a lecturer in industrial glass design at the royal college of art in london and along with eric dobson moved to the island to create malta’s first ever glass manufacturer. Condition. Good. Dimensions. Height: 30, 5 cm. Width: 10 cm.

Ref. : JTPB272D