Not currently on display at the V&A

Vase

ca. 1905 (designed), ca. 1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Gurschner, Gustav (designer)
Gurschner, Gustav (maker)
Place of origin
Vienna (made)

The vase has a curved rectangular profile with a flattened oval cross section. The sides are decorated with a moulded geometrical pattern of repeating circles and curves. On the centre of one side the pattern is covered with a large, grasshopper-like insect.


Object details

Categories
Household Objects
Metalwork
Object type
Vase
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Bronze vase, designed and made by Gustav Gurschner, Vienna, ca. 1905.
Physical description
The vase has a curved rectangular profile with a flattened oval cross section. The sides are decorated with a moulded geometrical pattern of repeating circles and curves. On the centre of one side the pattern is covered with a large, grasshopper-like insect.
Dimensions
  • Height: 18.5cm
  • Width: 18.3cm
  • Diameter: 9.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'GURSCHNER' (Marked near the base on one side.)
  • 'H/176' (Incised on the base.)
Collection
Metalwork Collection
Accession number
CIRC.55-1975

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Record createdJanuary 9, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O143071/vase-gurschner-gustav/
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