vessel

Object NameVessel

Maker Isgard Moje-Wohlgemuth (German, b. East Prussia, 1941)

Maker Klaus Moje (German, 1936-2016)

Made Fromglass, enamels

Date1974

Place MadeFederal Republic of Germany

Techniquehot-formed, wheel-carved, enameled

SizeH: 4.3 cm, Diam: 21.2 cm

Accession Number89.3.19

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, lead glass, amethyst and brown enamels; hot-formed, wheel-carved, enameled. Shallow doughnut-shaped bowl with thick, solid slightly iridescent enameled wall/rim and colorless center; all of exterior, except for circular center, bears overall slightly iridescent enameling, ovoid section surrounding undecorated center enameled beige, top surface and sides have overall intermittent patterning of small golden brown circles on a amethyst background; underside also has beige surface except for circular center which has martelé carving; no pontil; inscribed in block letters and script on carved base: "MOJE 1974 HT/31/to Jack Lenor May 1976".
Provenance

Source Wallengren USA - 1989-02-01

Former Collection Jack Lenor Larsen