Spiral Optic Vase
Spiral Optic Vase
Manufacturer
Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
(American)
Designer
Edwin W. Fuerst
(1903-1988)
Date1940-1945
DimensionsH: 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm); Rim Diam: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
MediumClear lead glass; blown, pre-formed spiral optic ribs
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Object number
1969.64
Not on View
DescriptionNo. 9748, spiral optic vase, thick colorless glass, blown in a mold to produce eight vertical ribs, then in a plain mold to achieve optic effect, then twisted to achieve spiral; tooled, rim sheared and fire polished. Concave polished pontil mark.
Published ReferencesLibbey Glass Company, Libbey Modern American Glassware, 1942, p. 21, bottom, 9748.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Libbey Glass - A Tradition of 150 Years, March 17 - April 7, 1968, cat. no. 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
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