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Object Name2 Vases

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Dateabout 1960-1980

Techniqueblown, relief-carved, polished, chamfered

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number88.6.22

Credit LineGift from Estate of Zachary Taylor

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

China, probably Boshan

Physical DescriptionBrilliant opaque yellow non-lead glass; blown, relief-carved. Tall, ovoid bodies, with tall, cylindrical necks; cut, flared rims, with cut chamfers inside; the sides of the necks cut flat; the necks decorated with relief-carved formal overlapping foliage on the lower halves; cut "Greek-key" meander borders at the base of the necks; the ovoid sides with wide, continuous bands of relief-carved squirrels in branches, one jumping (the patterns the same on both vases, but one is the reverse of the other); chamfered bands at the bases; polished, flat base rims, with polished concave pontil marks.
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