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Via Col Vento (Way of the Wind)

Object NamePitcher

Maker J. & L. Lobmeyr (Austrian, f. 1823)

Maker Matteo Thun (b. 1952)

Made Fromnon-lead glass

Date1988

Place MadeAustria

Techniquemold-blown, assembled, diamond sawn, polished

SizeOverall H: 40.3 cm, W: 20.6 cm; Rim Diam: 12.5 cm

Accession Number89.3.30

Credit LinePurchased with donated funds from Mrs. Donald Wiiken

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; mold-blown in two molds, foot and body assembled with hot bit, diamond sawn, polished. Thin-walled vessel with body in flattened conical shape tapering to a sharp base, flattened walls extended on one edge in two scalloped tiers extending down side of bowl in imitation of a woman's flowing skirt (upside down); narrow base of bowl attached hot to a thick patty that is, in turn, joined cold to avoid, hollow, domed foot and set asymmetrically at highest point of foot; lip and base edges are sawn, ground and polished; no pontil; unsigned.
Provenance

Source Mrs. Donald Wiiken - 1989-07-11

Source J. & L. Lobmeyr (Austrian, f. 1823) - 1989-07-11