Steuben Greek-Shaped Vase
date: label: date made
content: c. 1920
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Blue elongated "amphora" or "loutrophoros" shaped vase with applied handles of dark blue or purple. Long narrow neck flaring out to rim. Body narrows from shoulders to a small pedestal and then flaring to a wide slightly domed foot with folded rim. Handles applied to shoulder extending up to below and then stepping down to top of neck. The vase was likely dip molded and blown into shape.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, Corning
topic: label: web subject
content: Art Glass
setName: label: See more items in
content: Home and Community Life: Ceramics and Glass
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CE.59.177
label: catalog number
content: 59.177
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Vase, Two-Handled
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: blue (?? color)
label: Physical Description
content: purple (handles (2) color)
label: Physical Description
content: purple (lip color)
label: Physical Description
content: glass, transparent (?? material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass, transparent (handles (2) material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass, transparent (lip material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (label material)
label: Physical Description
content: celeste (joint piece popular color name)
label: Physical Description
content: royal (joint piece popular color name)
label: Physical Description
content: mold blown (handles (2) production method/technique)
label: Physical Description
content: mold blown (lip production method/technique)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 1/4 in x 5 in; 38.735 cm x 12.7 cm