Wine Glass
Josef Hoffmann
(Austrian (born in Pirnitz, Moravia), 1870–1956)
Ludwig Heinrich Jungnickel
(German, 1881–1965)
J. & L. Lobmeyr
(Vienna, active 1823–present)
about 1911
Medium/TechniqueGlass with frosted and bronzite decoration
DimensionsOverall (height x diameter): 19 x 7.6 cm (7 1/2 x 3 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by John L. Gardner in honor of Alan Shestack
Accession number1993.628
On View
On viewClassificationsGlass
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No glass was produced at the Wiener Werkstätte; instead, designs were sent to manufacturers in Bohemia. These glasses are decorated with a continuous scene in a frosted and "bronzite" finish. Bronzite is a costly, labor-intensive technique in which glass is coated with a metallic alloy that is subsequently acid etched to create the pattern. The style of the patterns here-strong contrasts of silhouettes within panels-had become synonymous with the Wiener Werkstätte. The self-consciously naïve depiction of animals reveals the interest in folk art shared by many Werkstätte designers.
Provenance1993, sold by Pruskin Gallery, London, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 27, 1993)
1736–95
about 1890–1900
about 1890–1900
19th century
