vase
Object NameVase with Sea Horse or Underwater Scene
Maker
Specialized School for Glassmaking
(Czech)
Maker
Stanislav Libenský
(Czech, 1921-2002)
Made FromNon-lead glass, enamel
Date1946
Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Novy Bor
Techniquemold-blown, acid-etched, enameled and fired
SizeOverall H: 12.2 cm; Rim Diam: 9.7 cm
Accession Number92.3.69
Credit LineGift of Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass with pastel translucent polychrome enamels (dominated by pale yellow, blue and red); mold-blown glass, acid-etched design outline, enameled and fired. Small cone-shape vase with lipless ground and polished rim; walls taper to straight thick solid base; walls decorated with detailed underwater scene depicting single large seahorse, acquatic plants and a school of small fish, all decorative elements oulined with fine acid-etched line; shear-mark, no pontil; inscribed in block letters at base edge: "S Lib 1946".Provenance
Source
Stanislav Libenský
(Czech, 1921-2002) - 1992
Source
Jaroslava Brychtová
(Czech, 1924-2020) - 1992
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