vase

Object NameVase with Leaves

Maker Knut Bergqvist (Swedish, 1873-1953)

Maker Heinrich Wollmann (Bohemian, 1876-1923)

Manufacturer Orrefors Glasbruk

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1915-1916

TechniqueBlown, layered, acid-etched, cut, enameled

SizeOverall H: 35.2 cm; W: 10.5 cm; D: 11.3 cm

Accession Number98.3.48

Credit LineGift of Dr. Gerald M. Eggert in memory of Christine Clara Weiss

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Roses in Glass

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Glassworks in France and Bohemia (Czech Republic) were the most well-known producers of European glass in the Art Nouveau style, yet Sweden also briefly produced such glass. In 1914, a designer named Heinrich Wollmann (Bohemian, working in Sweden, 1876-1923) joined the Orrefors glassworks. With Orrefors's master glassblower Knut Bergqvist (Swedish, 1873-1953), Wollmann created overlaid and cameo cut glass vases that were derived from the work of the renowned French designer Emile Gallé (French, 1846-1904).

Place Made

Sweden, Orrefors

Physical DescriptionTranslucent light reddish brown, yellow-green and opaque reddish brown glass; blown, cased, acid-etched, applied, tooled. Vase in form of persian rosewater sprinkler with design of roses, stems and leaves.
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