vase
- Museum number
- 1997,1203.1
- Description
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Vase, colourless and transparent dark red glass, mould-blown, the colourless layer cased in deep red and then cut to produce bold geometric designs of clear circles within red squares; four vertical columns of dark red are cut with three squares further cut with a colourless circle within each square; the columns protrude over the rim to give a castellated appearance; engraved maker's mark.
- Production date
- 1938 (circa, designed)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 157 millimetres
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Height: 251 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Illustrated in Mallett's 1997 glass catalogue, p.54. See also, Val Saint Lambert catalogue of crystal and tableware, 1938, plate 8, where it is described as 'vase cerberes' (reprinted as Val St. Lambert Cristalleries, Catalogue 1929 & 1930, 1938. Dessins et modèles de vases et services', Editions Collections Livres, Brussels 1998, p.166). An example of this vase with green overlay is in the Corning Museum of Glass.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Minor chips and abrasions to the inner and outer surfaces. Chips on the lower area.
- Acquisition date
- 1997
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1997,1203.1
