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Vase

Vase

Johann Lötz Witwe Glassworks

"Characteristic of Bohemian Jugendstil glass, the shape of this vase evokes exotic, plantlike forms. The tall vessel has a slender body that broadens into a mouth with a wide, wavy flange. The allover splotchy-patterened gold finish is known as "papillion" and refers to the French term for butterfly. This type of artistic glass decoration, patented by Max Ritter von Spaun, is aptly named after the spotted, velvety iridescence of butterfly wings." (Skrypzak, Design Vienna 1890s to 1930s, no. 26)
Artist
Johann Lötz Witwe Glassworks
(Austrian, 1836 - 1947)
Title
Vase
Date
ca. 1900
Medium
Iridescent glass
Dimensions
9 3/4 H x 7 5/16 diam. in. overall
Credit
Gift of Barbara Mackey Kaerwer
Accession No.
2012.32.15
Classification
Glass
Geography
Austria

Related

January 1988, sold by Dorotheum Auktions (Vienna, Austria) to Barbara Mackey Kaerwer (Eden Prairie, MN); 8 November 2012, gifted to Chazen Museum of Art

  • Skrypzak, Joann. "Design Vienna 1890s to 1930s," Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2003. pp. 35, 63, no. 26; pl. 5

  • Design, Vienna 1890s-1930s: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 4/26/2003–6/29/2003

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