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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Grotesque Vase
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Grotesque Vase

Manufacturer Steuben Glass Works (American, 1903 - 2011)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1929-1933
MediumMold blown and tooled lead glass
DimensionsOverall: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 6 3/8 x 12 5/8 in. (16.2 x 32.1 cm)
InscribedEtched across polished pontil: "Steuben".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6005
Not on view
DescriptionClear, "grotesque" style, mold blown with 4 ribs to oval irregular fluted top.

Exhibition History"Steuben: Functional Fashion," From the collection of the Chrysler Museum of Art, sponsored by the Museum Loan Network, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Ala., March 6 - March 5, 2006. "Clear as Crystal: Colorless Glass from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 19, 2020 - July 11, 2021.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Steuben Glass Works
ca. 1925
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Steuben Glass Works
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Steuben Glass Works
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Steuben Glass Works
ca. 1928
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Steuben Glass Works
ca. 1925-1930
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Steuben Glass Works
ca. 1925-1930
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Steuben Glass Works
1925-1930
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Steuben Glass Works
ca. 1925-1932
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Steuben Glass Works
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Steuben Glass Works
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Steuben Glass Works
ca. 1925
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Steuben Glass Works
ca. 1929-1932