"Trompeten"-Bodenvase mit Messingmontierung

Trumpet floor vase with brass fittings, ca. 1880–1900

Executionwahrscheinlich Charles Kempton & Sons (Albert Glass Works), 1880–1920

Executionmöglicherweise Whitefriars Glass (James Powell & Sons), 1680–1980

Green glass, optical blown, unscrewable brass fittings

(H x Ø)129,5 × 30,5 cm

Place of originLondon

Status

not on display

About the workAt a height of almost 130 centimetres, this vase would have been a challenge for the glassworks. After blowing, the vessel would have had to cool down for several hours in a special furnace so that it did not crack. This is presumably why the foot could only be mounted later, because otherwise it would have warped under the weight when it was cooling. During the general upsurge in English arts and crafts in the second half of the nineteenth century, glass art experienced a particular boom. Items of this size were eye-catching spectacles at universal exhibitions.

AccessionGift of Helmut Hentrich, 1981

Inventory numberP 1981-313

Jugendstil (German, Austrian Art Nouveau)

Contact

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