Loetz Acid Cut Back Cameo in creta Silberiris Prod. # 2/594 | ||
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Posted 13 years ago
famatta127
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Made circa 1902 the iridescent surface decoration is called Silberiris. To get this effect, it is covered in a stencil. Wax is applied and then the vase gets an acid bath. The uncovered areas subjected to the acid leave the etched design behind. Its a technique that Steuben would copy some 20 years later. The electric iridescence is so bright, these pieces are sometimes mistaken for Carnival Glass.
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Awesome, Tony! Of course, it only took Kralik a year or two. :)
Thats how it was explained to me at the MAK in Vienna by the curator. Glad to be able to help you for a change.