2293
Object NameVase
Designer
K. & K. Fachschule für Glasindustrie Haida
(f. 1870)
Manufacturer(glass)
Karl Meltzer & Co.
(f. 1822)
Made FromGlass
Datedesigned about 1914; manufactured about 1914-1920
Place MadeBohemia, Novy Bor (Haida); Bohemia, Skalice u Ceske Lipy (Langenau)
TechniqueMold-blown, cased, cut, polished
SizeOverall H: 26.1 cm, Diam (max): 9.3 cm
Accession Number2017.3.55
Credit LineGift of Roberta B. Elliott
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass of the Architects: Vienna, 1900-1937
Past | Present: Expanding the Stories of Glass
On ViewModern Gallery
Interpretive NotesThis vase was donated to the Museum by Roberta Elliott. In 1938, her family got the message that their names were on a Nazi deportation list. They fled to the United States, but before leaving, they placed all of their possessions in the care of a colleague in Vienna. Most Jewish families who fled during the war lost everything. But remarkably, the Engels’ (later changed to Elliott) managed to reclaim all of their belongings.
Throughout her life, Roberta has worked to pay her family’s experience forward, even working for the refugee agency that helped resettle her family. Similarly, when she inherited her grandparents’ objects she knew she could not hold onto them herself. She donated this vase to the Museum so that her family’s story of fracture, repair, and resilience could always be told.
Provenance
Source
Roberta B. Elliott
(American, b. 1949) - 1998-2017-12-21
The vase was purchased new by the lender�s grandmother, Elisabet Engel, in Vienna, Austria about 1914 and has remained the family�s property since. In 1938, the lender�s grandfather, grandmother, father, and aunt were alerted by a non-Jewish friend that the Engel family had been placed on the Schutztaffel (SS) list. The family fled Vienna to the United States, but before doing so, they placed their possessions, including this vase, into the care of an associate. The vase remained under this individual�s care until 1946/47, when the lender�s father, Franz Engel, returned to Vienna and collected the family�s possessions. The vase was then under the care of the lender�s father, and later the lender herself, before it was placed on loan to The Corning Museum of Glass in 2010. From 2010 to the present, it has been on view in the Museum�s modern galleries.
The vase was purchased new by the lender�s grandmother, Elisabet Engel, in Vienna, Austria about 1914 and has remained the family�s property since. In 1938, the lender�s grandfather, grandmother, father, and aunt were alerted by a non-Jewish friend that the Engel family had been placed on the Schutztaffel (SS) list. The family fled Vienna to the United States, but before doing so, they placed their possessions, including this vase, into the care of an associate. The vase remained under this individual�s care until 1946/47, when the lender�s father, Franz Engel, returned to Vienna and collected the family�s possessions. The vase was then under the care of the lender�s father, and later the lender herself, before it was placed on loan to The Corning Museum of Glass in 2010. From 2010 to the present, it has been on view in the Museum�s modern galleries.
Former Collection
Esther B. Elliott
(American, 1915-2001) - 1946-1998
Former Collection
Francis Elliott
(American, 1909-1992) - 1946-1992
The vase was purchased new by the lender�s grandmother, Elisabet Engel, in Vienna, Austria about 1914 and has remained the family�s property since. In 1938, the lender�s grandfather, grandmother, father, and aunt were alerted by a non-Jewish friend that the Engel family had been placed on the Schutztaffel (SS) list. The family fled Vienna to the United States, but before doing so, they placed their possessions, including this vase, into the care of an associate. The vase remained under this individual�s care until 1946/47, when the lender�s father, Franz Engel, returned to Vienna and collected the family�s possessions. The vase was then under the care of the lender�s father, and later the lender herself, before it was placed on loan to The Corning Museum of Glass in 2010. From 2010 to the present, it has been on view in the Museum�s modern galleries.
The vase was purchased new by the lender�s grandmother, Elisabet Engel, in Vienna, Austria about 1914 and has remained the family�s property since. In 1938, the lender�s grandfather, grandmother, father, and aunt were alerted by a non-Jewish friend that the Engel family had been placed on the Schutztaffel (SS) list. The family fled Vienna to the United States, but before doing so, they placed their possessions, including this vase, into the care of an associate. The vase remained under this individual�s care until 1946/47, when the lender�s father, Franz Engel, returned to Vienna and collected the family�s possessions. The vase was then under the care of the lender�s father, and later the lender herself, before it was placed on loan to The Corning Museum of Glass in 2010. From 2010 to the present, it has been on view in the Museum�s modern galleries.
Former Collection
Hugo Engel
(Viennese, 1865-1941) - 1918-1946
Former Collection
Elisabet Engel
(Viennese, 1878-1952) - 1918-1946
The vase was purchased new by the lender�s grandmother, Elisabet Engel, in Vienna, Austria about 1914 and has remained the family�s property since. In 1938, the lender�s grandfather, grandmother, father, and aunt were alerted by a non-Jewish friend that the Engel family had been placed on the Schutztaffel (SS) list. The family fled Vienna to the United States, but before doing so, they placed their possessions, including this vase, into the care of an associate. The vase remained under this individual�s care until 1946/47, when the lender�s father, Franz Engel, returned to Vienna and collected the family�s possessions. The vase was then under the care of the lender�s father, and later the lender herself, before it was placed on loan to The Corning Museum of Glass in 2010. From 2010 to the present, it has been on view in the Museum�s modern galleries.
The vase was purchased new by the lender�s grandmother, Elisabet Engel, in Vienna, Austria about 1914 and has remained the family�s property since. In 1938, the lender�s grandfather, grandmother, father, and aunt were alerted by a non-Jewish friend that the Engel family had been placed on the Schutztaffel (SS) list. The family fled Vienna to the United States, but before doing so, they placed their possessions, including this vase, into the care of an associate. The vase remained under this individual�s care until 1946/47, when the lender�s father, Franz Engel, returned to Vienna and collected the family�s possessions. The vase was then under the care of the lender�s father, and later the lender herself, before it was placed on loan to The Corning Museum of Glass in 2010. From 2010 to the present, it has been on view in the Museum�s modern galleries.
