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Object NameBlown and Hot-worked Object
Assistant Josef Rozinek (Czech, 1911-1992)
Designer René Roubíček (Czech, 1922-2018)
Manufacturer Borske sklo Glassworks
Made FromGlass
Date1961
Place Made(Czech Republic), Nový Bor
TechniqueBlown, hot-worked, applied
SizeOverall H: 33.44 cm, W: 23.4 cm, D: 24.7 cm
Accession Number99.3.48
Credit LineGift of The Steinberg Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Decades in Glass: The 60's
Junior Curators - Glass in the Gray Zone of Censorship
Glass Behind the Iron Curtain: Czech Design, 1948-1978
On ViewWest Bridge
Physical DescriptionObject. Transparent turquoise glass; blown, hot-worked. Almost spherical body on 3 applied eyes; body decorated with 6 applied bulbous shapes and 6 cylindrical shapes and 2 distorted donut-like shapes.
Provenance
Source Steinberg Foundation - 1999-12-29
Object copyright© Rene Roubicek
chess set
Charles Lotton
1972
Cordova
Steuben Glass, Inc.
1920-1930
Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company
designed in 1928-1932