Decanter and Stopper

Object Name: 
Decanter and Stopper

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Object Name: 
Decanter and Stopper
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Czechoslovakia, Novy Bor
Accession Number: 
83.3.243
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 23 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1959
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; blown, possibly etched and engraved. (a) Waisted cylindrical shape; polished, flared disk shape rim; solid stopper with disk shape finial surmounting inverted conical form; body of decanter is encircled by abstract decoration which consists of engraved dots (three sizes) in parallel vertical tiers connected by thin zig-zag lines; polished and signed base "K. Wunsch/'58".

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Dan Klein Ltd, Former Collection
1983
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
Blown, Engraved
Copyright: 
© Karel Wunsch

Exhibitions (1)

Masters of Czech Glass 1945-1965
Venue(s)
Dan Klein Ltd

Publications (1)

Masters of Czech Glass 1945-1965 (1983) illustrated, #82; BIB# 30951