Physical Qualities
Silver, blue glass, 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Straton Family Fund; and purchase with exchange funds from Gift of the Artisans, Gift of Dr. Aleeza Cerf-Beare, Gift of J. H. Leroy Chambers, Gift of Mrs. W. W. Crocker, Gift of Mrs. Colgate Greble, Gift of Marianne Hiller, Gift of the Italian Government, Gift of Dr. Charles Marek, and Bequest of Gertrude Rosenthal
Object Number
2003.53
The Wiener Werkstätte was established in 1903 as a collaborative association for avant-garde designers and skilled artisans to present their wares to adventurous consumers. Koloman Moser joined Josef Hoffmann as a cofounder of the workshops. Moser’s designs ranged from books and graphics to stained-glass windows, porcelain, ceramics, blown glass, silver, jewelry, and furniture. The stripped-down severity of this vase is softened by the textured metal with narrow openings that allow flashes of bright blue glass to be seen.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 2003; Barry Friedman, Ltd., New York
Rena Hoisington, The Baltimore Museum of Art, "Sacred Spring: Vienna Secession Posters from the Collection of LeRoy E. Hoffberger and Paula Gately Tillman," March 25- July 29, 2018.
Markings: Impressed on top surface of base: (maker's mark, possbile date letter, etc.) See vertical file for renderings of marks.
