vase

Object Name2 Vases

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Dateabout 1960-1980

Place MadeChina, probably Boshan

Techniqueblown, overlaid, relief-carved

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number88.6.20

Credit LineGift from Estate of Zachary Taylor

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpaque white and translucent turquoise blue non-lead glasses; blown, overlaid, relief-carved. Tall, ovoid forms, with waisted necks; blue overlay on white; flared rims with cut chamfers inside, wide blue bands outside; the sides relief-carved in patterns of a flying bird above fruiting branches (the patterns the same on each, but reversed); wide blue bands at the bases; blue foot rims, with recessed white disks at the centers; (A) with the remains of an inscribed paper sticker, now mostly missing and illegible.
Provenance

Source Estate of Zachary Taylor - 1988-02-08