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Kuttrolf-Style Vase
From the collection of Smithsonian American Art Museum. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
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.
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKuttrolf-Style Vase. ca. 1880s-1890s. Compagnia di Venezia e Murano (CVM), active 1877-1919. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly. CC0.
