figurine
Object NameHedgehog with Fruit
Maker
Vera Lišková
(Czech, 1924-1985)
Made FromBorosilicate glass
Date1970
Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Prague
TechniqueFlameworked
SizeOverall H: 26.8 cm, L: 27.8 cm
Accession Number71.3.9
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Behind the Iron Curtain: Czech Design, 1948-1978
On ViewModern Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless; flameworked. Hedgehog. Body hollow, made from one piece of glass; roughly egg-shaped, but with underside flattened and pushed in slightly to form oval concavity; wider end flattened and then pulled outward and upward to represent snout; body is covered with spiky protrusions that have been pulled out and pinched at the tips, which terminate in blobs; on hedgehog's back, "impale" on spines, three hollow fruit with stalks, each made from one piece of glass; two pears and one apple. Signed and dated: "V. Liªková/1970" scratched with diamond point on base toward rear end.Provenance
Former Collection
Art Centrum
- 1971
Acquired from Art Centrum, Praque
Acquired from Art Centrum, Praque
1900-1973
206 BCE-220 CE
1850-1910
probably 900-1199