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Hibiscus
Hibiscus

Hibiscus

Object NameSpherical Vase
Artist Matthias Klering (German, b. 1930)
Made FromGlass
Date1986
Place MadeGermany, Thuringia, Lauscha
Techniqueflameworked
SizeOverall H: 14.6 cm, W: 14.1 cm, D: 7.2 cm
Accession Number2008.3.75
Credit LineGift of John L. and Roslyn Bakst Goldman
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, opaque white, translucent tan and blue glass; flameworked. Flattened, spherical shaped vase with narrow, dark blue rim, decoration of white stripes along the edge and a circular decoration of blue, tan and white swirls.
Provenance
Source John L. Goldman - 2009-01-31
Source Roslyn Bakst Goldman - 2009-01-31
Former Collection Glass Art Gallery - 1986-10-25
Purchased from the Gallery by the Goldmans in 1986
fragment
1400-1085 BCE
Whitefriars Inkwell
Whitefriars Glass Ltd.
about 1850-1860
fragment
25 BCE-99 CE
inlay
25 BCE-99 CE