Public Fountain on the Little Square in Prague

Object NameBeaker

Maker Ludvika Smrcková (Czech, 1903-1991)

Maker Borske Sklo National Corporation, Exbor Studio

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1960

Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Novy Bor

Techniquemold-blown, diamond-point engraved

SizeOverall H: 10.3 cm; Rim Diam: 9.9 cm

Accession Number86.3.52

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; mold-blown, diamond-point engraved. Cylindrical, straight-sided shape; polished rim; the sides with diamond-point engraved elaborate openwork structure, with scrolls, quatrefoils, and circles, on cross-hatched squares; elaborate lion finial; two curved "pipes" emerge from the sides of a central capstan; wavy band at bottom; polished thick, flat base; inscribed in diamond-point script "L Smrckova"; small yellowed square paper label inscribed "7" in blue ballpoint ink; paper label inscribed "116590" in black ballpoint ink (now in object folder).
Provenance

Former Collection Art Centrum - 1986

Former Collection Ludvika Smrcková (Czech, 1903-1991)