Commemorative Vase Celebrating 400 Years of Glassmaking in Stourbridge, 1612-2012
Object NameVase
Artist
Vic Bamforth
Studio
Stourbridge Glass Engravers Ltd.
Studio
Ruskin Glass Centre
Made FromGlass, Paradise Paints
Date2012
Place MadeUnited Kingdom, England, Dudley, Stourbridge
TechniqueBlown, painted, cased
SizeOverall H: 26.2 cm, Diam (max): 15.7 cm
Accession Number2012.2.10
Credit LineGift of The Ruskin Centre
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionVase, "Commemorative Vase Celebrating 400 Years of Glassmaking in Stourbridge, 1612-2012". Transparent purple and colorless glass, multicolored Paradise paints; blown, painted, cased. Cylindrical vase rounded slightly at bottom and tapering slightly toward rim. Interior layer of vase made of transparent purple glass decorated with painted inscriptions and images, including: the Red House Glass Cone/Ruskin Glass Centre, Corning Glass Works, The Corning Museum of Glass, and The Broadfield House Glass Museum, and various references to The Portland Vase. Vase is cased in thick layer of colorless glass.Provenance
Source
Ruskin Glass Centre
- 2012-2012-12-28
Object copyright© Vic Bamforth
