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Phanomen (Phenomenon) Vase

Phanomen (Phenomenon) Vase

 
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Object Name: 
Phanomen (Phenomenon) Vase
Department
Modern
Category
Modern
Maker(s)
Hofstotter, Franz ((German, 1871-1958)), Maker
E. Bakalowits Sohne, Maker
Place Made: 
Czech Republic, Jihocesky, Mlyny
Date: 
1902
Color
Colorless, opal, orange-red, dark brown, dark blue
AAT
colorless
AAT
opal
AAT
dark brown
Technique
Mold blown, hot worked, iridized
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 43 cm, Diam (max): 19.2 cm
Accession Number: 
2002.3.2
Credit Line: 
Gift in part of Glasgalerie Michael Kovacek
Location: 
On Display
Description
Colorless, opal, orange-red, dark brown and dark blue glass; silver stain, iridescence; mold-blown and hot-worked. Opal glass underlay. Large vase with a scalloped rim that narrows to long neck then widens at shoulder and narrows slightly to base.
Label Text
This vase was made by Loetz for E. Bakalowits Söhne, a specialty retailer in Vienna. Hubert Gessner, an architect, designed works in glass only for Bakalowits. Franz Hofstätter was a well-known glass painter and designer for Loetz.
Inscription
Loetz/Austria
Signature
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Bottom of vase
Provenance
Glassgallery Michael Kovacek, Source
2002

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Exhibitions

The Fragile Art: Extraordinary Objects from The Corning Museum of Glass
Venue(s)
Park Avenue Armory 2009-01-23 through 2009-02-01
The 55th Annual Winter Antiques Show
The Tradition of the Avant-Garde: Bohemian Glass of the 19th and 20th Centuries
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2005-05-19 through 2005-10-30
 

Publications

The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2002 (2003) illustrated, p. 36;
Recent Important Acquisitions, 45 (2003) illustrated, p. 216, fig. 29;

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