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Blue Aurene fan vase

Designed by: Frederick C. Carder (American, born in England, 1863–1963)
Steuben Division of Corning Glass Works (active 1903–2011)
about 1927
Object Place: Corning, New York, United States

Medium/Technique Iridized lead glass with applied ornament
Dimensions 21.59 x 17.78 x 10.16 cm (8 1/2 x 7 x 4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of The New Bedford Glass Society, Inc.
Accession Number1992.84
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass

DescriptionFan-shaped iridescent blue glass with white applied ornament. Steuben shape. no. 6297.
Marks Engraved on base "Steuben Aurene 6297"
Provenance1980, gift of Mason Cleveland, Somerset, MA, in memory of his wife, Anne Cleveland, to The New Bedford Glass Society, Inc. [see note 1]; 1992, gift of The New Bedford Glass Society, Inc. (d/b/a New Bedford Glass Museum) to the MFA [see note 2]. (Accession date: March 25, 1992)

Notes:
[1] At time of gift in 1980, stated by Mason Cleveland as "From the Wadsworth Collection".
[2] The New Bedford Glass Soceity, Inc. declared bankruptcy in 1991 and was dissolved in 1992