vase

Object NameVase

Maker Johann Lötz Witwe (Bohemian Factory)

Made FromGlass

Date1900

TechniqueBlown, trailed, stamped, annealed, ground,polished

SizeOverall H: 24.2 cm, Diam (max): 11.6 cm

Accession Number95.3.29

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

probably Bohemia

Physical DescriptionTransparent green and transparent purple glass, with iridized exterior; blown, trailed, then transferred to pontil; parison sheered to form handles, lower ends of handles stamped; annealed, base ground and polished. Vase: tall, conical. Circular mouth; wall almost straight, splaying outward, then curving sharply in at bottom; padshaped base with concave underside; large pontil mark removed by grinding and polishing; edge of base also ground and polished to remove irregularities caused by trails; three ribbonlike handles curve up and out from rim; each is pinched at highest point, then curves down and in to touch upper part of wall, before continuing down, out, and in to wall shortly above midpoint; at lower point of attachment, handle has small handshaped stamp. Trailed decoration covers walls, underside of base and insides of handles: lattice made of vertical trails and trail which spirals down from top to bottom, and several additional irregular trails. Exterior lightly iridized.
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