Description:

This vase came into the museum as Chinese but its baluster shape and marbled finish suggests that it is European. The finish seems to have been made using a technique called lithyalin, patented by Friedrich Egermann (1777-1864) in Bohemia (today’s Czech Republic) during the 1820s. Its popularity lasted only into the 1850s after which production stopped.

Glass
Height: 16.2 cm, diameter: 7.5 cm, neck diameter: 6.3 cm

Chinese Description:

玻璃瓶 可能出自捷克共和国（波希米亚），约1828-1855 这玻璃瓶子被认为来自中国，但其瓶式鼓腹连座，再加上大理石般的纹理，显示它也许是来自欧洲。这颜色变化多姿的纹理乃采用多重玻璃熔合法制作的。此技法由波希米亚（今捷克共和国）的工艺家弗里德里克．艾格曼（Friedrich Egermann）（1777-1864）研发，并于1820年代获得专利权。这瓶样一直流行到1850年代，即停止出产。 玻璃

Creator: Unknown

Date: Possibly Czech Republic, about 1828-1855

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4732