Vase with Abstract Decoration

Object Name: 
Vase with Abstract Decoration

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Object Name: 
Vase with Abstract Decoration
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Czechoslovakia, Prague
Accession Number: 
2008.3.33
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 12.5 cm, Diam (max): 10.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1957
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; transparent purple and opaque black enamel. Mold-blown. Cylindrical vase that flares outward just below the midpoint. Purple vase with various rectangles of black enamel, the majority with a straight line through them.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Kunst-und Auktionhaus Dr. Jurgen Fischer, Source
Color: 
colorless
purple
black
Technique: 
mold-blowing
enameling
Material: 
glass
enamel
Inscription: 
K. Wunsch 57
signature
: 
Diamond-point engraved on underside of base in script
Copyright: 
© Karel Wunsch

Publications (2)

The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2008 (2009) illustrated, p. 45; BIB# AI94759
Europaisches Glas, Studioglas (170) (2008-03-15) Lot 884; BIB# 102227