vase

Object Name2 Vases

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Dateabout 1960-1980

Place MadeChina, probably Boshan

Techniqueblown, overlaid, cut

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number88.6.16

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 glasses; 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 bases; polished flat bottoms, 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