pokal

Object NameFooted Pokal in "Opal mit Streifen" (Opal with stripes) Pattern

Pattern Name

Opal mit Streifen (Opal with Stripes)

Design

Designer Michael Powolny (Austrian, b. Germany, 1871-1954)

Manufacturer Johann Lötz Witwe (Bohemian Factory)

Made FromGlass

Datedesigned in 1914

Place MadeBohemia, Klastersky Mlyn (Klostermuehle)

TechniqueBlown, tooled, applied

SizeOverall H: 12.5 cm, Diam (max): 12.1 cm

Accession Number2008.3.3

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Glass of the Architects: Vienna, 1900-1937

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This is one of a set of glasses designed for and exhibited at the landmark Deutsche Werkbund Exhibition, which took place in Cologne, Germany, in 1914. It is signed on the underside of the foot in engraved script: “Prof. Powolny Loetz.”

Physical DescriptionFooted Pokal in "Opal mit Streifen" (Opal with stripes) Pattern. Translucent white and blue glass; blown, tooled, applied. Concial shaped white pokal atop an inverted conical shaped foot. Decorated overall with vertical blue stripes and a blue knop.
Provenance

Source Historical Design Inc.