decanter

Object NameDecanter with Stopper Glass

Maker Ivana Houserová (b. 1957)

Made FromGlass

Date1980

TechniqueBlown, ground, polished

SizeDecanter H: 21.5 cm, Diam: 7.2 cm; Stopper Glass H: 8.1 cm

Accession Number84.3.229 A

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

Czechoslovakia

Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, ground and polished. Decanter: Short outsplayed rim with lip ground flat; wall descends vertically about one-third of height, then curves in and out again to form narrow "waist", below which it descends vertically to bottom; thick, plain base with concave floor and flat bottom; wall below waist cut in 14 vertical facets. Scratched signature under base, near edge: "IH.80"; Tumbler: plain rim with lip ground flat; vertical side; thick, plain base with concave floor and flat bottom; side cut in 14 vertical facets; scratched signature under base, near edge: "IH.80"; paper label with purple ink inscription attached to base: "96186".
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