Water Pitcher (Austro-Hungarian Empire (Klostermühle))

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-0001	We photographed this object.
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Water Pitcher (Austro-Hungarian Empire (Klostermühle))

This is a Water pitcher. It was designed by Karl Massanetz and manufactured by J. & L. Lobmeyr.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It was able to spend time at the museum on loan from J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH as part of Making Design.

We acquired it in 2009. Its medium is mouth-blown colorless glass, black ink feather-pen drawing with gilding. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Massanetz’s water pitcher is of blown glass with applied handles. The surface is decorated with black-pen painting and gold decoration, a technique refined in Steinschönau, in northern Bohemia. The intricate, lace-inspired design radiates symmetrically from the middle of the body, creating a kaleidoscope of pattern and detail.

Enameled glass pitcher with blue, white, and gold foliate design, possibly of Near Eastern influence.

Pitcher (Austria), ca. 1877
enameled and gilt glass.
Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor,....
2009-18-162

Tall, slightly flared footless vase of clear glass with ten paneled sides. On two opposite sides are handles in form of graduated satin-finished scrolls with slightly oblique grooving at edges.

Beauvais Vase, 1931
press-molded glass.
Gift of Jacques Jugeat.
1969-126-6

Enameled with blue, white, and gold foliate design, possibly of Near Eastern influence.

Footed Dish (Austria), ca. 1877–87
enameled and gilt glass.
Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor,....
2009-18-160

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Tourbillons [Whirlwinds] Vase, 1926
pressed, carved, acid-etched and enameled glass.
Museum purchase through gift of Anonymous Donor.
1969-20-1

Mouth-blown crystal water tumbler, with black pen painting and gold decoration in the manner of the Steinschonau school of Northern Bohemia.

Water Tumbler (Austria), 1913–14
mouth-blown colorless glass, black ink feather-pen drawing with gilding.
Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor,....
2009-18-84

Mouth-blown crystal plate, with black pen painting and gold decoration in the manner of the Steinschonau school of Northern Bohemia.

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mouth-blown colorless glass, black ink feather-pen drawing.
Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor,....
2009-18-85

Cite this object as

Water Pitcher (Austro-Hungarian Empire (Klostermühle)); Designed by Karl Massanetz (Czech, 1890–1918); mouth-blown colorless glass, black ink feather-pen drawing with gilding; 2009-18-86

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Making Design.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2E1kF/
Accession Number 2009-18-86
Object ID 18731893