Lunar Vase

Object NameLunar Vase

Maker David P. Dowler (American, b. 1944)

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1977

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueBlown; Tooled; Cut; Ground; Polished

SizeH: 27.8 cm; Diam: 7.3 cm

Accession Number98.4.530

Credit LineGift of Design Dept., Steuben Glass, A Division of Corning Glass Works

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, tooled, cut, ground, and polished; cylindrical shape; rim flat with cut edges; bottom of vase solid, encloses cylindrical insert with frosted exterior and hemispherical bump on top (illusion of spherical air bubble); flat circular base ground and polished with open ring between outer section and cylindrical insert in center, signed "Steuben" near edge; two labels adhered to vase near rim, one label has "J/81/A" written on it, the other has "8350" on it.
Provenance

Former Collection Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903)