vase

Object NameVase

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Dateabout 1960-1980

Place MadeChina, probably Boshan

Techniqueblown, overlaid, cut

SizeOverall H: 30.5 cm, Diam: 15.7 cm

Accession Number88.6.16 A

Credit LineGift from Estate of Zachary Taylor

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionOpaque white and translucent bright turquoise non-lead glass; blown, overlaid, cut. Tall, ovoid forms; blue overlaid on white; cut, waisted, white necks with flared rims, edged in blue; the insides of the rims with cut chamfers; cut ledges at the bases of the necks, rimmed in blue; the side cut in an all-over pattern of hexagonal facets, showing white ovals at the center of each facet; gently flared base; polished flat bottom, with polished concave pontil marks; inscribed (acid-etched) three Chinese characters in the centers of the pontil marks.
Provenance

Source Estate of Zachary Taylor - 1988-02-08