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Zodiac Vase
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Zodiac Vase

Object NameZodiac Vase
Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)
Maker George Thompson (American, 1913-1981)
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1945-1950
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
TechniqueBlown; Tooled; Applied; Ground; Polished
SizeOverall H: 27.5 cm; Diam: 12.9 cm
Accession Number98.4.535
Credit LineGift of Design Dept., Steuben Glass, A Division of Corning Glass Works
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, tooled, applied, ground, and polished; cylindrical shape; sides slightly tapered in to bottom, bottom curved in; two sets of three prunts in vertical line applied to opposite sides of vase, same three zodiac signs molded into both sets; solid cylindrical base; flat circular bottom ground and polished, signed "Steuben" in center.
Provenance
Former Collection Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903)
plate
Gordon "Don" D. Wier
designed in 1948
jar
Philip Baldwin
1982-1983
jar
Philip Baldwin
1982-1983
jar
Monica Guggisberg
1982-1983
jar
Philip Baldwin
1982-1983
decanter
Imperial Glass Corporation
about 1953-1954