Vase with Eight Figures

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Object Name:

Department

Modern

Maker(s)

Harcuba, Jiri ((Czech b. 1928)), Designer

Borske sklo Glassworks, Manufacturer

Place Made:

Czech Republic, Stredocesky, Prague

Date:

1961

Color

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colorless

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Technique

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blow molding

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engraving

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  - engraving (ref)

Material

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glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 12.6 cm; Rim Diam: 9 cm

Accession Number:

83.3.229

Location:

Not on Display

Description

Vase wtih Eight Figures. Colorless glass; blown, engraved. Cylindrical shape; beveled rim; engraved frieze of eight figures, four male and four female with hands linked, the female figures wearing dresses; signed on concave polished base "J. Harcuba 1961".

Provenance

Dan Klein Ltd, Former Collection

1983

Exhibitions (3)
Publications (2)

Exhibitions

Masters of Czech Glass 1945-1965

Venue(s)

Dan Klein Ltd

Glass Behind the Iron Curtain: Czech Design, 1948-1978

Venue(s)

Corning Museum of Glass 2002-05-16 through 2002-10-21

Corning Incorporated Gallery

Decades in Glass: The 60's

Venue(s)

Corning Incorporated Gallery 2006-07-12 through 2007-01-06

Publications

Jiri Harcuba: An Evolving Journey (2007-05) illustrated, p. 58;

Masters of Czech Glass 1945-1965 (1983) #11;

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