vase
Object NameVase
Made FromGlass
Date1600-1699
Place MadeSpain
TechniqueFree-blown, applied decoration
SizeOverall H: 14.9 cm, Diam (max): 11 cm; Rim Diam (max): 7 cm; Foot Diam (max): 7 cm
Accession Number51.3.279
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Art of Glass: Masterpieces from The Corning Museum of Glass
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionVase. Transparent very bubbly light green glass; surface partly dull through weathering; free-blown, with applied decoration. Almost spherical body with flat uneven base and very rough pontil mark, large funnel neck flaring to wide mouth with plain uneven rim; applied foot ring with ribbing on top, at bottom of body applied threads forming waves, around middle of body and around neck spirals of thin threads, four ear-shaped basket handles applied to neck and shoulder of body, bent and turned downwards, crimped crests applied to handles and rim, forming unevenly shaped loops.Provenance
Source
Florence Sheldon
- 1951-11-05
