Carafe and Stopper
ca. 1882 (made)
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Carafe and stopper, wheel-cut, silvered and gilded glass, possibly designed by Fritz Heckert at Fritz Heckert's Petersdorfer Glashütte, about 1882, Berlin
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, wheel-cut, silvered and gilded |
| Brief description | Carafe and stopper, wheel-cut, silvered and gilded glass, possibly designed by Fritz Heckert at Fritz Heckert's Petersdorfer Glashütte, about 1882, Berlin |
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| Object history | Fritz Heckert specialised in glass like this which is imitating Indian damascened metalwork known as 'Bidri' ware, from the area in which it is made around Calcutta. These Indian wares had been shown at international exhibitions since 1851 and were much admired and copied in glass, first by J & L Lobmeyr, Vienna, in 1873. Heckert's shop was in Berlin, the glasshouse was in Petersdorf, Silesia. |
| Production | Possibly designed by Fritz Heckert at Fritz Heckert's Petersdorfer Glashütte. Heckert's shop was in Berlin, the glasshouse was in Petersdorf, Silesia. |
| Bibliographic reference | Berlin. Historismus. Catalogue number 72. |
| Other number | 9408 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | 162&A-1883 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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