New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Vase

Manufacturer Johann Loetz Witwe

CultureAustrian | Bohemian

Dateca. 1910

MediumMold blown glass

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Base: 4 1/8 in. (10.5 cm)

InscribedEngraved across polished pontil: "Loetz/Austria".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number86.19

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DescriptionVase of mold-blown clear medium green iridized glass. Irregularly ribbed & interrupted alternating irregular circles. Four-part scalloped rim. Evidently installed at some point on metal or wooden foot as five ground indentations show they were used for base.

Published ReferencesCatalog Staatliche Musee zu Berlin, GLAS HISTORISMUS UND DIE HISTORISMEN UM 1900, cat. #188, similar molded design.