Vase
Manufacturer
Roland Jahn
(American, born 1934)
CultureAmerican
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Base: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
Base: 2 in. (5.1 cm)
InscribedDiamond point engraved script at bottom edge: "R. Jahn '72".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number72.14
Not on view
DescriptionVase of blown glass. Swelling cylinder with a curved shoulder. Clear glass decorated with four irregularly placed blobs just below the shoulder. Smooth on the outside and protruding on the inside of brown/black with the center gray with blue flecks. Central air bubble and thick threads pulling from the center (inside). Joining a little off center. Also, small patches of faint bubbly and a few dim dots of blue. Flat bottom with a pontil scar in the middle.Exhibition HistoryOn special exhibit at Chrysler Museum School, 12/18/72. "STUDIO GLASS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION", The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA, June 16-November 13, 1994
late 19th-early 20th c.
