Large Chalice Form Vase

Manufacturer Blenko Glass Company

Designer Winslow Anderson (American, 1917 - 2007)

CultureAmerican

Date1950

MediumBlown glass

Dimensions15 1/2 × 5 3/8 in. (39.4 × 13.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm)

MarkingsNone

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2013.6.8

Not on view

DescriptionLarge Chalice-Form Vase measures 15 1/2 x 9 inches. The chalice-shaped body and bell-shaped foot were blown in transparent emerald green, with a connecting clear knop. It is design #956.
Label TextBlenko Glass Company Winslow Anderson, designer American (1917-2007) Large Chalice Form Vase, 1950 Blown glass, 15 1/2 x 9 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Museum purchase 2013.6.8 ProvenancePurchased by New York dealer Damon Crain from a private collection in Frederick, MD, March 2010; purchased by Chrysler Museum of Art, June 2013.Published References1950 Blenko sales catalog. Damon Crain, “Blenko; Uniquely American Modernist Glass,” _Journal of Antiques and Collectibles_ (Vol. V No. 2, April 2004). Christopher Mount, "Blenko: American Beauty," _Glass: The Urban Glass Art Quarterly_ (No. 92, Fall 2003).