Libbey Vase
Libbey Vase
Manufacturer
Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
(American)
Designer
Edwin W. Fuerst
(1903-1988)
Date1940-1945
DimensionsH: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm); Rim Diam. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
MediumClear lead glass; blown, pre-formed vertical ribs
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Object number
1969.75
Not on View
DescriptionNo. 9710 long optic vase. Thick colorless glass, blown in a mold to produce eight pillar ribs, then in a plain mold to achieve an optic effect, rim sheared and fire polished; shallow concave polished pontil mark.
Published ReferencesLibbey Glass Company, Libbey Modern American Glassware, 1939, p. 15, right 9710.
Libbey Glass Company, Libbey Modern American Glassware, 1942, p. 37, bottom, 9710.
Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Libbey Glass - A Tradition of 150 Years, March 17-April 7, 1968, Cat. No. 26, p. 56.Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1940-1945
Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1940-1945
Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1940-1945
Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1940-1945
Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1940-1945
Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1940-1945
Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1940-1945
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