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Vase and Pedestal

1878 (made)
Artist/Maker
J & L Lobmeyr (manufacturer)
Adolfshütte (manufacturer)
Storck, Josef Ritter Von (designer)
Place of origin
Vienna (made)

Vase and pedestal in amber-coloured glass, mould-blown, with enamelled decoration; classical form displaying a synthesis of Renaissance acanthus leaves, Indian scrolls and Arabic interlace.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Vases
Glass
Object type
Vase and pedestal
Parts
This object consists of 5 parts.

  • Vase
  • Vase
  • Vase
  • Vase
  • Vase
Materials and techniques
Glass, mould-blown, with enamelled decoration
Glass
Enamel
Mould-Blown
Brief description
Vase and pedestal, Austria (Vienna), probably designed by Josef Ritter von Storck, made by J. & L. Lobmeyr, possibly at the Meyr's Neffe Adolfshütte glassworks, 1878-1878, 411-1878 .
Physical description
Vase and pedestal in amber-coloured glass, mould-blown, with enamelled decoration; classical form displaying a synthesis of Renaissance acanthus leaves, Indian scrolls and Arabic interlace.
Dimensions
  • Height: 117.0cm
Style
19TH CONT
Gallery label
  • Label for 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900', Gallery 101, de-canted March 2017: '1 Glass Vase and Pedestal 1878 Shown at the Internationsl Exhibition, Paris, 1878 At the Paris 1878 exhibition Lobmeyr began to use ornament and shapes from india and Arabia, alongside European styles. This vase has a classical form but its decoration combines Renaissance acanthus leaves, Indian scrolls and Arab interlace. Storck and Salb were influential designers and teachers. Austria, Vienna; probably designed by Josef Salb; made by J.&L. Lobmeyr, possibly at Mery's Neffe Adolfschütte Glassworks Glass, mould-blown and enamelled Museum no. 411-1878' (22/04/2017)
  • 'American and European Art and Design 1800-1900' The form of this vase may have been designed by Josef Ritter von Storck (1830-1902) and its ornament by Josef Salb (1845-1904); both were influential professors who designed prolifically for Lobmeyr and others. At the London 1862 Exhibition Lobmeyr's pieces employed antique and Renaissance motifs and forms. At the Paris 1878 Exhibition, where this vase was shown, their repertoire had expanded to take in oriental ornament form Indian to Arab. The vase, classical in form, displays a synthesis of Renaissance acanthus leaves, Indian scrolls and Arabic interlace. (1987-2006)
Object history
The form of this vase may have been designed by Josef Ritter von Storck (1830-1902) and its ornament by Josef Salb (1845-1904). Exhibited at the Paris 1878 Exhibition.
Historical context
Josef Ritter von Storck (1830-1902) and Josef Salb (1845-1904) were influential professors who designed prolifically for Lobmeyr and others. At the London 1862 Exhibition Lobmeyr's pieces employed antique and Renaissance motifs and forms. At the Paris 1878 Exhibition, where this vase was shown, their repertoire had expanded to take in oriental ornament form Indian to Arab. The vase, classical in form, displays a synthesis of Renaissance acanthus leaves, Indian scrolls and Arabic interlace.
Subjects depicted
Acanthus
Scroll
Interlace
Bibliographic reference
Paris Universal Exhib. 1867 Vol II Report.. by Henry Chance, p.374. Corning; Glass from worlds Fairs; Science & art dept. List of the Objects obtained during the Paris exbn. of 1867, London, 1868, pp1-4,p2 no.260; Art Journal Illus. ed for Paris 1867
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
411-1878

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
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