Id Vase
Id Vase
Designer
Wayne Husted
Manufacturer
Blenko Glass Company
((1921- present))
Datedesigned: 1954; produced: 1954-1956
DimensionsH: 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm); Diameter: 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
MediumMold-blown, cut, and polished glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from Helen Brooks in memory of Mayme and Rudolph Luedtke
Object number
2013.7
Not on View
DescriptionThe vase has a triangular mold-blown body of roughly cylindrical shape with abstract relief decoration. The transparent pale grey color changes to a darker shade towards the vessel’s opening.
Published ReferencesBlenko Glass Company, Sales Catalog, 1954, p. 13 (ill.)
Crain, Damon, "Wild West Virginia Artisans," Modern Magazine, Summer 2011, p. 53.
cf. Piña, Leslie, Blenko: Cool 50s and 60s Glass, Schiffer, 2005 (2nd edition).
Wayne Husted
designed: 1958
Early to Late 15th century
Probably fourth century
Roman Period (1st to 4th century CE)
Probably mid-1st century, about 40-70
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