Vase with Eight Figures

Object Name: 
Vase with Eight Figures

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Object Name: 
Vase with Eight Figures
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Czechoslovakia, Prague
Accession Number: 
83.3.229
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 12.6 cm; Rim Diam: 9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1961
Primary Description: 
Vase wtih Eight Figures. Colorless glass; blown, engraved. Cylindrical shape; beveled rim; engraved frieze of eight figures, four male and four female with hands linked, the female figures wearing dresses; signed on concave polished base "J. Harcuba 1961".

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Dan Klein Ltd, Former Collection
1983
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
mold-blowing
engraving
Material: 
glass
Copyright: 
© Jiri Harcuba

Exhibitions (3)

Decades in Glass: The 60's
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2005-11-17 through 2006-04-02
Corning Incorporated Gallery 2006-07-12 through 2007-01-06
Glass Behind the Iron Curtain: Czech Design, 1948-1978
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2002-05-16 through 2002-10-21
National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library 2003-02-28 through 2003-09-28
Corning Incorporated Gallery
 
Masters of Czech Glass 1945-1965
Venue(s)
Dan Klein Ltd

Publications (3)

Living with Mid-century Collectibles: Classic Pieces from the Birth of Contemporary Design (2013) illustrated, p. 136 (top left);
Jiri Harcuba: An Evolving Journey (2007-05) illustrated, p. 58;
Masters of Czech Glass 1945-1965 (1983) #11; BIB# 30951