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Object Name3 Vases

Maker Ludvika Smrcková (Czech, 1903-1991)

Maker Inwald Glassworks

Made Fromnon-lead glass

Date1931

Place MadeCzechoslovakia

Techniquemold-blown, cut, etched

Size(A) H: 10.6 cm, 10.5 cm square; (B) H: 8.2 cm, 8 cm square; (C) H: 5.1 cm,

Accession Number86.3.37

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; mold-blown, cut, etched. (A) Cubical shape, with flat, square sides, and square cross-section; the edges chamfered; cut, flat top; the faces polished flat; one face with etched bust of a young woman, whose scarf passes around a figurine of a standing woman with one arm upraised, nude above the waist, wearing a draped, long skirt, standing on a square plinth; polished, flat base; inscribed "LS 1931" in white paint; paper label inscribed "116577" in black ballpoint ink (now in object folder). (B) Same shape as (A), but smaller; no etched decoration; same number inscribed on the bottom in white paint; same number on a paper label (also removed). (C) Same shape as (A), but smaller than (B); no etched decoration; same number inscribed on the bottom in white paint; same number on a paper label (also removed).
Provenance

Source Art Centrum - 1986-05-02