Fluted Vase / Josef Hoffmann
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1962/2.4
- Title
- Fluted Vase
- Artist
- Josef Hoffmann
- Artist Nationality
- Austrian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1870 - 1956
- Medium and Support
- silver
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1905
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Austria (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Austria (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William Muschenheim
- Inscription
- Stamps on base
- Dimensions
- 27.5 cm x 20.4 cm x 18.6 cm (10 13/16 in. x 8 1/16 in. x 7 5/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Primary Object Type
- vase
- Secondary Object Classification
- Decorative Arts
- Secondary Object Type
- silver
- Physical Description
- This vase consists of two fluted elements: the container which has a slightly flaring lip, and a foot that is also fluted. The surfaces of the vase have a hand-worked character and are not smoothly finished
- Subject Matter
- This vase is characteristic of the high quality work and hand-made aesthetic typical of crafts produced by the Weiner Werkstätte. Hoffmann was one of the founders of the Weiner Werkstätte and Hoffmann's emphasis on refinement of proportion and superb workmanship are evident in this vessel.
- Primary Keywords
- vase
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 749 x 903
- File Size
- 47 KB
- Record
- 1962/2.4
- Link to this Item
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"Fluted Vase; Josef Hoffmann." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1962-sl-2.4/1962_2.4.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.