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Blue Aurene Vase

Blue Aurene Vase

 
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Object Name: 
Blue Aurene Vase
Series: 
Blue Aurene
Department
Modern
Category
Modern
Place Made: 
United States, Corning, NY
Date: 
about 1920
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 31.7 cm, Diam: 30.1 cm
Accession Number: 
94.4.65
Credit Line: 
Gift of Frederick A. Seib in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Frederick S. Seib
Location: 
On Display
Description
Transparent cobalt lead glass, iridescent blue surface; blown, ground, polished. Large vase with wide opening with thick flared rim, short collared neck, broad shoulders curving into body that tapers in slightly towards base; base ground and polished flat; pontil ground and polished slightly off center; inscribed in block letters on base near edge: "Steuben Aurene 2683".
Provenance
Seib, Frederick A., Source to 1994
Flawless Until the End (2012-01) illustrated, p. 53;

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