vase

Object NameVase

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

Maker Harry Phillips

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromLead glass, Mica dust

Date1982

TechniqueBlown, tooled, assembled hot, cut, polished

SizeOverall H: 36.8 cm

Accession Number86.4.29

Credit LineGift of Steuben Glass, Inc.

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

United States

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, tooled, assembled hot, cut and polished. Vertical in three sections; tall, straight-sided cylinder with fire-polished rim has thick base with raised convex protrusion into interior; second section is a sphere with overall mica dust inclusions fitting into base of upper section, on opposite outer sides of sphere, small, round sections have been cut away and polished; sphere sits atop short, solid, truncated conical sections; base ground flat and polished; signed on base "D ][ 82 Sample Steuben".
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