Kuttrolf-Style Vase

Copied Kuttrolf-Style Vase, ca. 1880s-1890s, blown and applied hot-worked glass, 13 3⁄8 × 5 1⁄4 in. (34.0 × 13.3 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.8.469.4
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Artwork Details

Title
Kuttrolf-Style Vase
Manufacturer
Compagnia di Venezia e Murano (CVM)
Date
ca. 1880s-1890s
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
13 3⁄8 × 5 1⁄4 in. (34.0 × 13.3 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of John Gellatly
Mediums Description
blown and applied hot-worked glass
Classifications
Keywords
  • Object — other — vase
Object Number
1929.8.469.4
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1929.8.469.4

Artwork Description

Notice the twisted, tripartite neck of this slender vase. This divided "kuttrolf" form, used in ancient Roman and medieval German bottles, impeded pouring of the liquid contents, sometimes producing curious sounds in the process. In this instance the vessel is purely ornamental. It was blown with clear glass to emphasize its complex workmanship and the thinness of the material, a measure of the maker's skill.

Sargent, Whistler, and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano, 2021.