vase

Object NameVase

Maker Vera Lišková (Czech, 1924-1985)

Maker? Harrach Glasshouse (f. 1712)

Made FromGlass

Date1953

Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Novy Svet

Techniqueflameworked

SizeOverall H: 10.9 cm, Diam: 13.6 cm

Accession Number83.3.237

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Masters of Czech Glass 1945-1965

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless; flameworked. Vase. Short everted rim with rounded lip; neck and shoulder are in form of broad, shallow bell, rounded at edge; straight tapering wall, rounded at bottom; broad base, plain with low rounded kick; no pontil mark. Engraved decoration on shoulder: cursive letter "E" within circle that is surmounted crown and otherwise surrounded by rays of unequal lengths. On bottom: circular paper label: "44" in white on dark blue.
Provenance

Former Collection Dan Klein Ltd. - 1983
Acquired from Dan Klein Ltd.