Photographed and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.

Vase | Bowl

Manufacturer Union Glass Co.

CultureAmerican

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Base: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)

InscribedEngraved across polished pontil: "KEW-BLAS".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6096

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DescriptionRound with short neck and flaring rim with pair of small round iridescent handles, one silver gold and one blue gold on shoulder. Four pulled green leafings outlined with gold on slightly mottled cream background on body. Neck and rim cased with gold. Glass amber; base slightly irregular and dent on one side. Thin line crack from below one handle for about 2" in each direction.

Published ReferencesRichard A. Bourne Company, Inc., _Public Auction of Rare Art Glass and Related Items_, Saturday, November 22, 1969, Hyannis, Massachusetts, no. 220, ill., n.p. Similar to one illustrated in Albert Christian Revi, _American Art Nouveau Glass_ (Camden, N.J.: Nelson, 1968), fig. 421, p. 211.