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Object NamePhanomen (Phenomenon) Vase
Designer Franz Hofstötter (German, 1871-1958)
Designer Hubert Gessner (Austrian, 1871-1943)
Manufacturer Johann Lötz Witwe (Bohemian Factory)
Retailer E. Bakalowits & Söhne (1845-)
Made FromGlass, Silver Stain
Date1902
Place MadeBohemia, Klastersky Mlyn (Klostermuehle)
TechniqueMold blown, hot worked, iridized
SizeOverall H: 43 cm, Diam (max): 19.2 cm
Accession Number2002.3.2
Credit LineGift in part of Glasgalerie Michael Kovacek
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Tradition of the Avant-Garde: Bohemian Glass 1820-1935
The Fragile Art: Extraordinary Objects from The Corning Museum of Glass
On ViewModern Gallery
Interpretive Notes
This vase was produced by Loetz for E. Bakalowits & Söhne, a specialty retailer in Vienna. It was designed by Hubert Gessner, an architect who created works in glass only for Bakalowits, and Franz Hofstötter, a well-known glass painter and designer for Loetz.
Physical DescriptionColorless, opal, orange-red, dark brown and dark blue glass; silver stain, iridescence; mold-blown and hot-worked. Opal glass underlay. Large vase with a scalloped rim that narrows to long neck then widens at shoulder and narrows slightly to base.
Provenance
Source Glasgalerie Michael Kovacek - 2002
Object copyright© Franz Hofstotter and Hubert Gessner

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