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

Vase

Manufacturer Johann Loetz Witwe

CultureAustrian | Bohemian

Dateca. 1900

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Base: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)

InscribedMarked in center (diamond point engraved) with Loetz mark for Austrian business.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number86.128

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DescriptionVase of blown glass. Hexagonally ribbed. Slightly receding cylinder to 1.5" wide hexagonally flaring rim. Green at bottom shading to opalescent rose and iridized.

Published ReferencesMalcolm Haslam. _Marks and Monograms of the Modern Movement 1875-1930_. New York: Scribner's, 1977, pg. 103. V. Arwas. _Glass Art Nouveau to Art Deco_. pp. 143-149.