1001 Nights
Vase
1946 (made)
1946 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Enamelled decoration on glass is a centuries-old Bohemian (Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) tradition. It was taken up by Stansilav Libensky in the 1940s when he taught in the Dept. of Painted and Stained Glass at the Novy Bor glass school. He made a large number of designs based on biblical themes, but also many others which were more fantastic and impressionistic using motifs from prehistoric cave paintings to fairy tales and dreams. The decoration was applied by technicians using acid-etching, which was then painted in by the students as part of their training.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | 1001 Nights |
| Materials and techniques | Engraved and enamelled glass |
| Brief description | Vase, Czechoslovakia, designed by Stanislav Libensky, and decorated at the Specialized School of Glassmaking, 1946 |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | '128/409 St. Libensky 1946' and 'St. Libensky 46' incised (Signature) |
| Gallery label | At this early date, immediately after the war, it was impossible to obtain materials other than those already in use. At the Novy Bor factory, enamelling was an established technique and enamels were part of the existing stock. |
| Summary | Enamelled decoration on glass is a centuries-old Bohemian (Czechoslovakia, now Czech Republic) tradition. It was taken up by Stansilav Libensky in the 1940s when he taught in the Dept. of Painted and Stained Glass at the Novy Bor glass school. He made a large number of designs based on biblical themes, but also many others which were more fantastic and impressionistic using motifs from prehistoric cave paintings to fairy tales and dreams. The decoration was applied by technicians using acid-etching, which was then painted in by the students as part of their training. |
| Associated object | E.34-1984 (Design) |
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| Other number | 9634 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.104-1984 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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