Demitasse cup and saucer
Otto Prutscher
(Austrian, 1880–1949)
Meyr's Neffe Manufactory
(Adolf bei Winterberg, Austria, 1841–1922)
E. Bakalowits & Söhne
(Vienna, 1845–present)
about 1907
Object PlaceVienna, Austria
Medium/TechniqueGlass
Dimensions4.44 x 8.73 x 6.64 cm (1 3/4 x 3 7/16 x 2 5/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by The Swan Society
Accession number1998.402a-b
On View
On viewClassificationsGlass
Collections
Prutscher, a key figure in the modern design movement in Vienna, produced a number of elegant designs for glass. This cup and saucer illustrate the process of cased-and-cut decoration in which a layer of colored glass is overlaid upon a clear glass form that is then cut away to form alternate clear and colored sections, usually in geometric patterns. The retail glass firm of Bakalowitz commissioned designs for domestic wares from many of the avant-garde designers of the period.
ProvenanceBy 1988, private collection, Seattle, WA; August 1998, sold from this private collection to Historical Design; 1988, sold by Historical Design to the MFA (Accession Date: December 16, 1998)
19th or 20th century
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early 19th century
early 19th century
early 19th century
early 19th century
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late 19th or 20th century
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