Description & Technical information

Executed by: Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle, around 1906
Décor: Melusin schief gewalzt
Shape: 1906, prod. no. II-3659

Dense opaque trailings in steel-grey between layers of clear glass

This décor which was used by Josef Hoffmann, Marie Kirschner, Adolf Beckert and other artists, continued to be produced until 1913.

Date:  1906
Period:  20th century
Origin:  Vienna
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: 22 cm (8⁵/₈ inches)
Literature: J. Mergl/E. Ploil/H. Ricke, Lötz, Böhmisches Glas 1880–1940, Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2003, p. 294 (décor); H. Ricke (Ed.), Lötz, Böhmisches Glas 1880–1940, Munich, 1989, vol. 2, p. 162 (Paper pattern)
Categories: Decorative Arts & Design