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Vase

Artist Dominick Labino (American, 1910-1987)
Date1976
DimensionsH: 6 7/16 in. (16.4 cm)
MediumPhotosensitive glass; blown.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Labino
Object number
1987.157
Not on View
DescriptionSpecial composition. Colorless upon annealing; then a pattern masked with black electrician's tape; exposed to ultra-violet light; unmasked, placed in cold annealing oven, brought up to temperature until color appears in areas that were exposed to ultra-violet light, areas taped still colorless. Color is permanent, goes all the way through the glass. Hollow, polished pontil mark immediately surrounded by flat polished ring.
Gold Glass Tile
Byzantine Empire
9th-12th century
Vase
New England Glass Company
about 1885
Box
1850-1900
Impurities
Josiah McElheny
1994-2012
Bowl
First century BCE
Libbey Glass Company, a subsidiary of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1931-1935

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