New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Vase

Manufacturer Glasfabrik Johann-Loetz Witwe

CultureAustrian

Dateca. 1900-1905

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 11 in. (27.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm)
Base: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6596

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DescriptionStick vase. Rather bowling pin shaped with a curved bottom. "Silveria" type. Light opaque blue, then amethyst, shading from dark at the rim to lighter at the bottom. Then a silver layer pulled as feathering all cased with clear. Polished pontil.

Published ReferencesLOTZ, BOHMISCHES GLAS 1880-1940 BAND 1, WERKMONOGRAPHIC, #262, p. 222 (same color different shape); Neuwirth, DAS GLAS DES JUDENDSTILS, p. 257, #124-126.