Hand blown Glass Jug, 1955
2010/197
Leonora
This jug was made at the Leonora Glass Works, founded in 1947 by Czechoslovakian master glass blowers Joe and Henry Vecera and Joe Tvrdik. They established their business in suburban Newcastle and produced light globes, radio valves and bomb sights. Leonora art glass won national awards and their works are in the collections of art galleries and museums in Australia.Foreignee
The Foreign order or foreignee, was an unspoken industrial norm. Craftspeople, like glass blowers, metal workers or ceramicists, would create individual creative pieces at the end of their day with leftover material from their work. Beautiful and unique examples of working-class creativity such as this jug were gifted to their family and friends or occasionally sold by the maker.Tradition
The region of Bohemia in the Czech Republic traces its glass making industry to the 11th century. By the 19th century, Bohemian glass was world renowned and a network of schools taught the region’s traditional techniques. This tradition and education system trained the artisan responsible for this jug.Etymology
This type of container is called a jug. Whilst the exact origins of the word jug remain unclear, its first recorded use was in the late 15th century when it was spelt jugge or jubbe. The word jug could come from the term used to describe a maidservant, which was an alteration of the common name Joan.
Hand blown Glass Jug, 1955
2010/197
Leonora
This jug was made at the Leonora
Glass Works, founded in 1947 by
Czechoslovakian master glass blowers
Joe and Henry Vecera and Joe Tvrdik.
They established their business in
suburban Newcastle and produced
light globes, radio valves and bomb
sights. Leonora art glass won national
awards and their works are in the
collections of art galleries and
museums in Australia.
Foreignee
The Foreign order or foreignee,
was an unspoken industrial norm.
Craftspeople, like glass blowers, metal
workers or ceramicists, would create
individual creative pieces at the end
of their day with leftover material from
their work. Beautiful and unique
examples of working-class creativity
such as this jug were gifted to their
family and friends or occasionally sold
by the maker.
Tradition
The region of Bohemia in the Czech
Republic traces its glass making
industry to the 11th century. By the
19th century, Bohemian glass was
world renowned and a network of
schools taught the region’s traditional
techniques. This tradition and
education system trained the artisan
responsible for this jug.
Etymology
This type of container is called a jug.
Whilst the exact origins of the word jug
remain unclear, its first recorded use
was in the late 15th century when it
was spelt jugge or jubbe. The word jug
could come from the term used to
describe a maidservant, which was an
alteration of the common name Joan.
