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Object Name:

House Sign

Department

European

Category

19th Century European

Maker(s)

Blaschka, Rudolf, Maker

Blaschka, Leopold, Maker

Place Made:

Germany, Saxony, Dresden, Dresden

Date:

1880-1895

Color

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opaque white glass

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black

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Technique

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firing

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  - firing (ref)

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glazing

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enameling

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molding

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Material

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porcelain

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enamel

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glaze

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 12.4 cm, W: 18.7 cm

Accession Number:

79.7.3

Location:

On Display

Description

Opaque white porcelain, black lettering; molded porcelain, glazed, enameled, fired. Flat, oval form, one face glazed and convex, the other flat and rough ground; pierced at either end by tapered, drilled holes; inscribed in black script on the face, "L. Blaschka,/Atelier fur Glasmodelle./I. Etage."

Inscription

L. BLASCHKA,/ATELIER FUR GLASMODELLE./I. ETAGE

Inscription

in black script on the face

Provenance

Konishi, Phyllis, Former Collection

1979-04-19

Exhibitions (1)

Exhibitions

Botanical Wonders: The Story of the Harvard Glass Flowers

Venue(s)

Corning Museum of Glass 2007-05-18 through 2007-11-25

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