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Vase

Designer Frederick Carder (American, 1863-1963)

Manufacturer Steuben Glass Works (American, 1903-1932)

DateProbably 1929-1932

DimensionsH: 9 11/16 in. (24.6 cm); Rim Diam: 8 13/16 in. (22.4 cm); Base Diam: 4 9/32 in. (10.9 cm)

MediumCerise Ruby non-lead glass; blown and tooled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman Crampton

Object number

1985.31

Not on View

DescriptionSteuben no. 6123 vase, Cerise Ruby. Blown in a full-size mold of three vertical sections that also formed the base. Finished by tooling. Rim sheared and fire-polished. Polished pontil mark.

Published ReferencesMasterpieces in Glass, trade catalogue, Steuben Division, Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY, n.d. (1918-32), p. 6, top right (colorless glass).

Steuben Hand-blown Glassware, trade catalogue, Steuben Division, Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY, 1932, p. 8, no. 6123 (list price for Cerise Ruby: $5; crystal: $4).

Hotchkiss, John F., Carder's Steuben Glass: Index and Price Guide, Rochester, NY, 1964, p. 40, no. 6123.

Ericson, Eric E., A Guide to Colored Steuben Glass, 1903-1933, 2 vols., Loveland, CO, Lithographic Press, 1963-65, p. 30, top.

Gardner, Paul V., The Glass of Frederick Carder, New York, Crown, 1971, p. 278, no. 6123.

Wilson, 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. 753, no. 1297.