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Zig-Zag Vase

This is a vase. It was designed by Max Snischek and manufactured by J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH.

This object is not part of the Cooper Hewitt's permanent collection. It has been able to spend time at the museum on loan from J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH.

It is dated ca. 1905 and we acquired it in 2009. Its medium is mouth blown crystal, cut and polished. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor, Arthur Liu, and Prairie Pictures, Inc. and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund.

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Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 22.4 x 10.9 cm (8 13/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Zig-Zag Vase; Designed by Max Snischek (Austrian, 1891 – 1968); Manufactured by J. & L. Lobmeyr GmbH (Austria); Austria; mouth blown crystal, cut and polished; H x diam.: 22.4 x 10.9 cm (8 13/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor, Arthur Liu, and Prairie Pictures, Inc. and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund; 2009-18-68

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