Siegfried Kills Fafner

Siegfried Kills Fafner

 
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Object Name: 
Vessel
Title: 
Siegfried Kills Fafner
Department
Modern
Place Made: 
United States
Date: 
1986
Color
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colorless
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black
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red
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gold
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 24.7 cm, D (max): 32.1 cm, Diam (max): 24.6 cm
Accession Number: 
87.4.61
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas S. Buechner, Sr.
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Colorless non-lead glass with aqua and amber striation, black, red, gold paint; blown with hot applications, flameworked figure, painted. Cylindrical shape; straight-sided cylinder, tapers slightly at opening; upper one-fourth colored aqua with brown-amber markings, body of vessel has section of loose brownish brush-work and a vertical band extending from opening to an applied doll-like figure painted gold; wrapping around base is a large blown horned slug painted matte black with shining stylized scales; applied colorless facet ring; base of interior painted bright red; concave base, rough pontil; unsigned.
Provenance
Buechner, Mary, Source
Buechner, Thomas S. ((American, 1926-2010)), Source
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 1987 (1988) p. 6;

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