Vessel

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Object Name: 
Vessel
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Federal Republic of Germany, Frauenau
Accession Number: 
98.3.10
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 15.5 cm, W: 16.4 cm, D: 11 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1968
Credit Line: 
Gift of the artist
Primary Description: 
Sculpture. Transparent to opaque deep purple glass with opalescent glass; blown, tooled.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Category: 
Studio Glass
Color: 
purple
opalescence
Technique: 
blown glass
hot worked
applied decoration
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
Eisch 68
Signature and date
: 
on bottom of base
ZAVENTEM/ BELG-LUXEMB E. U/ DOUANE ACC/ D.
label
: 
gummed on bottom of base
Copyright: 
© Erwin Eisch

Exhibitions (2)

Masters of Studio Glass: Erwin Eisch
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2012-03-15 through 2013-02-03
Masters of Studio Glass: Erwin Eisch is a special exhibition of 22 vessels and sculptures by one of the founders of studio glass in Europe, Erwin Eisch (German, b. 1927). The exhibition recognizes Eisch for his achievements in developing glass as a material for artistic expression, and it celebrates the 50th anniversary of the birth of studio glass in the United States. Eisch, a close friend of American Studio Glass founder, Harvey K. Littleton (American, b. 1922), had a profound influence on the development of American, as well as European, studio glass. Objects in the exhibition span 40 years of Eisch’s career in glass from 1964 to 2004. His works are tradition-breaking, and his radical thoughts about art reflect the unorthodox approach to glass that has characterized his work throughout his career. All of the works presented are drawn from the Museum’s collection.
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