Vase

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Object Name: 
Vase
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Czechoslovakia, Novy Svet
Accession Number: 
83.3.237
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 10.9 cm, Diam: 13.6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1953
Primary Description: 
Colorless; flameworked. Vase. Short everted rim with rounded lip; neck and shoulder are in form of broad, shallow bell, rounded at edge; straight tapering wall, rounded at bottom; broad base, plain with low rounded kick; no pontil mark. Engraved decoration on shoulder: cursive letter "E" within circle that is surmounted crown and otherwise surrounded by rays of unequal lengths. On bottom: circular paper label: "44" in white on dark blue.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Dan Klein Ltd, Former Collection
1983
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
Flameworked

Exhibitions (1)

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