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Vase or Bowl

Place of OriginMexico

Date1920-1930

DimensionsH: 19.3 cm (7 19/32 in.); Rim Diam: 27.0 cm (10 5/8 in.); Base Diam: 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.)

MediumDeep golden amber non-lead glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1964.127

Not on View

DescriptionBlown in a one-piece dip mold patterned with sixteen ribs. Removed from mold and swirled to the right, then slightly expanded and finished by tooling. Outward-folded rim. Low, sloping foot tooled from an applied gather. Large, rough, solid pontil mark.

Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 782, no. 1322.