Fantasy Bird

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Object Name: 
Fantasy Bird
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Czechoslovakia, Zelezny Brod
Accession Number: 
83.3.225
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 14.1 cm, L: 14.1 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1940-1950
Primary Description: 
Transparent light amber glass; lampworked. Bird shape; fantasy bird with large head and horns, eyes on stalks, extended snout, "F" shape wings, short tail, ovoid body and three-toed feet; gold foil covers parts of horns and body; hole into end of tail.

More Info

Department: 
Modern; Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Dan Klein Ltd, Former Collection
1983
Color: 
Transparent light amber
Technique: 
lampworked

Exhibitions (1)

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

Publications (2)

Glass Animals: 3500 Years of Artistry (1988) illustrated, leaf 53; BIB# 3398
Masters of Czech Glass 1945-1965 (1983) #2; BIB# 30951