On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Vase

1880 - 1882 (made)
Artist/Maker
Johann Loetz Witwe Glassworks (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Klöstermuhle (made)

Vase, probably Bohemia, (Klöstermuehle) possibly made by Joh. Loetz Witwe glassworks, 1880-82

Object details

Object type
Vase
Materials and techniques
worked in the molten state and iridised
Brief description
Vase, probably Bohemia, (Klöstermuehle) possibly made by Joh. Loetz Witwe glassworks, 1880-82
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.9cm
Style
19TH CONT
Gallery label
Glass in the style of Roman originals, with surfaces iridised by the application of metallic oxides and heat, was made by a number of glassworks and sold through Austrian and German retailers. Glassworks engaged in this type of production included Joh. Loetz Witwe and Josephienhütte in Bohemia and Rheinische Glashütten-Aktiengesellschaft in Köln-Ehrenfeld, Germany. Retailers included Ludwig Fellmer in Mainz, F. Schöneberg in Berlin (as here) and Tschernich & Co. in Haida (Bor).
Bibliographic reference
Spiegl, W....
Other number
9480 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
13-1882

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O273/vase-johann-loetz-witwe/
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