'Octopus' Vase
Manufacturer
Johann Lötz Witwe Glassworks
(Austrian, 1836 - 1947)
Dateca. 1890
MediumGlass with gilding
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/2 × 6 1/4 inches (24.13 × 15.88 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: the Charlotte and Perry Faeth Fund
Object number2014.15
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DescriptionVase with high shoulders, short neck and tapering body, of brown glass with a curving, branching design of opaque white glass, overlaid with clear glass. Top rim gilded and etched to create tightly packed design of branching motifs that echo the white glass bubbles. Small gilded spirals cover the surface of the vase in the areas between the trapped white glass branches. "Patent 9159" in enamel script on base.
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