Flower Center
Manufacturer
Libbey Glass Company
(American, founded 1818)
Manufacturer
Mauser Manufacturing Company
(American, 1890 - 1903)
Dateca. 1900
MediumGlass and silver
DimensionsOverall: 7 3/4 × 15 inches (19.69 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Herbert Adler in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2013.39
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
DescriptionCut glass vase with spreading foot, short neck decorated with repoussé silver collar decorated with lilies.Exhibition HistoryMagnificent Gifts for the 75th, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, February 13–April 4, 2010, no. cat.
Inaugural installation of the American Galleries, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2009, no. cat.
Brilliant! The Adler Collection of Cut Glass, Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art, The Epsten Gallery, Village Shalom, Overland Park, Kansas, April 13–June 22, 2008, no. cat.
Cut glass became an important American industry in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Catching light and flashing with brilliance, the most impressive examples included silver mounts and displayed organic designs such as the lilies that embellish the lip of this impressive vase. Thick lead glass blanks were first blown and then decorated with cuts made by craftsmen using lathes with exacting precision and expertise. Although deep-cut patterns were varied, they were usually geometric—such as star bursts and rays—which provided the greatest number of facets to create dynamic, dazzling effects.
Collection of Herb Adler (1929-2013), Shawnee Mission, KS;
His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2013.
Brilliant! The Adler Collection of Cut Glass (Overland Park, Kansas: Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art, The Epsten Gallery, Village Shalom, 2008), n.p. (repro.).
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