Vase, 1918

This vase was designed in 1918 by the architect, designer and graphic artist Dagobert Peche (1887–1923), likely for the Wiener Werkstätte. The design is based on an octagon in cross section. While the foot of the vase appears slightly drawn in, the silhouette of the body is tapered and the octagonal lip opens outwardly. The vase is made of colorless glass, with a cobalt blue underlay and an opaque white overlay. The white overlay is characterized by geometrical polished decor along the edges, and by flowers and diagonal crosses in the repeating pattern. This type of cut allows the blue underlay to show through, resulting in the distinctive two-tone color. The design was executed by the Bohemian glass factory Johann Oertel & Co. in Haida/Nový Bor.

MR, 2021