Vase
Manufacturer
Loetz
CultureAustrian
Date1900
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
InscribedSigned on polished pontil: "Loetz Austria" and a paper sticker: "36120".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6582
Not on view
DescriptionRather "loving cup" shaped vase with a flaring base. Chartreuse with horizontal silver iridescent swirls all over. Eight applied plant-like forms (four higher than the other four), with thin "tails" vertically down the vase. These are copper iridescent with silver vertical stripes. Gold iridescence inside. One "tail" is broken near bottom.Published ReferencesIllustrated in Grover, "Art Glass Nouveau", p. 204; LOTZ, BOHMISCHES GLAS 1880-1940, BAND 1, WERKMONOGRAPHIC, #119, p. 140.
