Wine Glass
Karl Köpping
German, 1848–1914
c. 1900
A delicate blown-glass wine glass with an unusually long, threadlike stem and a flaring, shallow bowl made to showcase technical virtuosity and refined taste.
An impossibly slender ruby‑to‑amber stem rises like a stalk to a trumpet‑shaped bowl whose subtle color gradation and thin lip make the form seem almost weightless and luminous.
It exemplifies turn‑of‑the‑century German glassmaking that pushed the limits of blown glass—prioritizing extreme thinness, elegant silhouette, and nuanced color—to transform functional ware into objects of modern decorative art.
Medium
Blown glass
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 2 5/8" (15.9 x 6.7 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Joseph H. Heil Bequest
Accession
461.1974
Palette
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