Footed Tumbler-Shape Vase
Manufacturer
Johann Loetz Witwe
CultureBohemian
Dateca. 1900
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Overall, Rim: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
InscribedEngraved on polished pontil: "Loetz/Austria".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6592
Not on view
DescriptionAlmost goblet shaped vase above a round bottom pinched into a square shape. Rest is plain. Pale brown with all-over blue-green iridescence. Swirled at the bottom. Four thick "plant" forms of blue iridescent and copper iridescent striped and thin copper tail to bottom.Label TextVASE Johann Loetz Witwe, Klostermuhle Bohemia Ca. 1900 Blown glass Mark: engraved on bottom Loetz/Austria Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6592Published ReferencesAngela T. Koenig, "Loetz Glass Luminescence," GERMAN LIFE, August/September 1998, 16-18.
