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

Hobstar Vase

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Co. (American, 1888-)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1900

MediumBlown glass and cut glass

DimensionsOverall: 14 in. (35.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Base: 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)

InscribedSigned (acid) "Libbey" on the neck.

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number0.1951

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DescriptionCut glass vase of blown clear glass. The thick, scalloped base is cut with a large hobstar. The bottom of the narrow body is six-sided and each corner is notched. Above this are two bands of three hobstars divided by prism cutting on the corners. The rim is scalloped. Two large flakes at rim & some roughage.

Exhibition History"Clear as Crystal: Colorless Glass from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 19, 2020 - July 11, 2021.