vase
Object NameGold Aurene Tyrian Vase
Maker
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(1903-)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1917
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
TechniqueBlown, decorated
SizeOverall H: 25.2 cm, Diam: 12.4 cm
Accession Number69.4.214
Credit LineBequest of Gladys Carder Welles
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Glass of Frederick Carder
Steuben: Seventy Years of American Glassmaking
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque mottled green shaded to purple-grey "Tyrian" lead glass and translucent "Gold Aurene" and yellowish-white lead glass; blown and decorated. Circular "Gold Aurene" applied rim; mottled green neck with "Gold Aurene" and yellowish white "zigzag" decoration swells to shoulder with "Gold Aurene" applied band; mottled green shading to dark purple-grey curvilinear inverted conical body which swells at base area and curves under to base; applied "Gold Aurene" leaf and vine encircles the upper body area; polished pontil; wheel engraved on base: "Tyrian"; also: "F Carder 1917". Catalogue design #2416.Provenance
Former Collection
Estate of Gladys C. Welles
