Gourd Shaped Bud Vase

Manufacturer Blenko Glass Company

Designer Winslow Anderson (American, 1917 - 2007)

CultureAmerican

Date1949

MediumMold-blown glass

Dimensions10 x 3 1/2 in. (25.4 x 8.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)

SignedOn base in script around edge: “W Anderson” and “Winslow Anderson.”

Credit LineGift of Damon Crain

Object number2013.6.2

Not on view

DescriptionGourd Shaped Bud Vase measures 10 x 3 ½ dia. inches. It is a mold-blown gourd-shaped bud vase with tall neck and teardrop-shaped base. It has six vertical lobes, created from the mold. The vase is made in transparent Ruby red and is design #927. It is hand-signed on the underside “W Anderson” and “Winslow Anderson.”
Label TextBlenko Glass Company Winslow Anderson, designer American (1917-2007) Gourd Shaped Bud Vase, 1949 Blown and applied glass, 10 x 3 1/2 dia. in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Gift of Damon Crain 2013.6.2 ProvenancePurchased by New York dealer Damon Crain from a private collection in Lubbock, TX, January 2004; gift of Damon Crain to Chrysler Museum of Art, June 2013.Published References1949 Blenko sales catalog. Damon Crain, “Blenko; Uniquely American Modernist Glass,” _Journal of Antiques and Collectibles_ (Vol. V No. 2, April 2004).