Poésie in Glas (Poetry in Glass)

Object NameBottle/Vase

Enameler Monika Preitschopf

Maker Erwin Eisch (German, 1927-2022)

Made Fromnon-lead galss, enamel

Date1981

Place MadeFederal Republic of Germany, Frauenau

Techniqueblown into a mold, manipulated while hot, iridized, enameled

SizeH: 18.1 cm, W: 14.1 cm x 14.1 cm

Accession Number81.3.39

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Masters of Studio Glass: Erwin Eisch

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This vessel demonstrates Eisch’s ongoing concern with imperfect forms and occluded or impenetrable surfaces. The bottle, reflects Eisch’s interest in the natural world, and especially the environment of Frauenau.

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, greenish tint iridization, gold lustre; blown into a mold, manipulated while hot, iridized, enameled, fired. Vase has been blown into a square mold then blown out creating circular shoulder area and swollen upper half of body; short collared neck with flared lip; overall greenish iridization, shoulder decorated with stylized floral and vine decoration that trails halfway down body, and all the way to base at squared corners; ground pontil; inscribed in script on base: "Eisch/81/M.P.".
Provenance

Source Glashütte Valentin Eisch - 1981-03-09