Design #5516WS (in Architectural Series)
Artist: Wayne Husted (designer)
Manufacturer: Blenko Glass Company ((1921- present))
Date: designed: 1955
Dimensions:
H: 32 3/4 in.; Diameter: 7 1/2 in.
Medium: Mold-blown, applied, cut and polished glass.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from Helen Brooks in memory of Mayme and Rudolph Luedtke.
Object number: 2013.3A-B
Label Text:Bright colors dominated glass design for the American home after World War II, echoing the optimistic outlook of the era. The Blenko Glass Company in Milton, West Virginia, produced the Architectural Series—large-scale vessels designed for display in the new open-concept architecture and split-level floor plans. A strictly American phenomenon, they represented a new design aesthetic for glass vessels: as architectural elements, they related to the built environment in which they were placed.
In 1955, innovative Blenko designer Wayne Husted expanded on his predecessor Wesley Anderson’s concept of the Terrace Vase (literally meant to be placed on a terrace), designing even bigger forms that challenged the physical capabilities of the Blenko glassblowers. His successor, studio glass pioneer Joel Philip Myers, continued the line during his tenure with even more exaggerated forms. The large vessels became particularly popular in the American South and in California, where both the indoor-outdoor lifestyle and the rambling size of newly-built houses were more conducive to their display.
In 1955, innovative Blenko designer Wayne Husted expanded on his predecessor Wesley Anderson’s concept of the Terrace Vase (literally meant to be placed on a terrace), designing even bigger forms that challenged the physical capabilities of the Blenko glassblowers. His successor, studio glass pioneer Joel Philip Myers, continued the line during his tenure with even more exaggerated forms. The large vessels became particularly popular in the American South and in California, where both the indoor-outdoor lifestyle and the rambling size of newly-built houses were more conducive to their display.
DescriptionThe tall, bottle-shaped vessel is mold-blown of charcoal grey glass, its rim is cut and fire-polished. The matching stopper has a flat round finial that is also mold blown.
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