Tall "Charisma" Vase

Manufacturer Blenko Glass Company

Designer John Nickerson (American, b. 1939)

CultureAmerican

Date1972

MediumBlown glass

Dimensions17 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (45.1 × 9.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 in. (7.6 cm)

MarkingsNone

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number2013.6.10

Not on view

DescriptionTall “Charisma” Vase measures 18 x 3 3/4 dia. inches. It is a tall cylindrical vase with cinched waist. It is a rare color for Blenko, made by adding a ruby red festooned pattern to colorless glass. It is design #7221X. No marks.
Label TextBlenko Glass Company John Nickerson, designer American (b. 1939) Tall "Charisma" Vase, 1972 Blown glass, 18 x 3 3/4 in. Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA Museum purchase 2013.6.10ProvenancePurchased by New York dealer Damon Crain from a private collection in Adrian, MI, February 2012; purchased by Chrysler Museum of Art, June 2013.Published ReferencesDamon Crain, "Blenko Glass: For Museums and the Masses", _Modernism Magazine_ (Vol. 10, No. 3, Fall, 2007). Damon Crain, “Blenko: Heir Apparent to the American Art Glass Legacy," _Glass Club Bulletin_ (Spring 2007).