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    VMR_931: Rahmen mit Glasmustern
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    Title

    Glass sample collection in metal frame

    Type of Object
    Sample
    Dimensions
    96 x 68.5 cm
    Artist / Producer
    unknown
    Dating
    1900
    Location
    Vitrocentre & Vitromusée Romont, Romont
    Place
    Exposé
    Inventory Number
    1900.42
    Research Project
    Vitromusée & Vitrocentre Romont · Stained glass of the Vitromusée Romont · Exposition temporaire 2020-2021 · Objects at VMR · Stained Glass in Islamic Lands
    Author and Date of Entry
    Francine Giese 2020; Rahel Gugelmann 2026

    Iconography

    Description

    The 36 tall rectangular pieces of glass, set in a metal frame, were originally part of the study collection of the Basel Museum of Applied Arts, founded in 1878, and demonstrate the rich variety of colours and surface textures found in ‘verre américain’.

    Inscription

    keine

    Signature

    keine

    Materials, Technique and State of Preservation

    Materials

    36 amerikanische Opaleszentglasmuster, strukturiert und in zahlreichen Farbnuancen

    Technique

    Cast glass coloured throughout.

    History

    Research

    The glass originates from the United States of America and was imported by Karl Engelbrecht, a glass artist and glass dealer with premises in Hamburg and Bielefeld. The inventory of the Gewerbemuseum Basel lists the entry on the 14th of February 1900.

    Dating
    1900

    Provenance

    Date of Receipt
    1993
    Owner (structured)
    Since 1989: Historical Museum Basel

    Bibliography and Sources

    Literature

    Giese, F. (2020). «shades of color»: Neuartige Farbnuancen des amerikanischen Opaleszentglases. In F. Giese (Hrsg.), La redécouverte de la couleur (Arts du verre. Expositions du Vitromusée Romont). Ausstellungskatalog (Vitromusée Romont 2020-2021) (S. 65–84). Berlin: De Gruyter

    StaBS, Museum für Gestaltung (bis 1989: Gewerbemusem Basel), ED-REG 24d 2 (2) 3, Inventarbuch, Mustersammlungen, 1900 bis 1905.

    Exhibitions

    21.06.2020-28.02.2021 : La redécouverte de la couleur, Vitromusée Romont

    Image Information

    Name of Image
    FR_Romont_VMR_VMR_931
    Credits
    © Vitromusée Romont (photo : Yves Eigenmann, Fribourg)
    Date
    2020

    Linked Objects and Images

    Linked Objects
    Glass sample collection in metal frame
    Glass sample collection in metal frame

    Citation suggestion

    Giese, F., & Gugelmann, R. (updated) (2026). Glass sample collection in metal frame. In Vitrosearch. Retrieved October 20, 2026 from https://vitrosearch.ch/objects/2647462.

    Record Information

    Reference Number
    VMR_931
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