Iridescent Ruby Vase

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Iridescent Ruby Vase

Josh Simpson (American, born in 1949)

1997

Object Place: Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, United States

Medium/Technique Blown glass

Dimensions Overall: 39.4 x 13.3 x 13.3 cm (15 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.)

Credit Line Gift of the Society of Arts and Crafts

Accession Number1998.98

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas

ClassificationsGlass

DescriptionRuby red vase having smooth exterior with iridescent interior, and appearance of crackle finish.

Signed "Simpson" on the bottom. Inside curve of the bottom of the S in Simpson is written "9-130." 1997 below

ProvenanceArtist to the Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, Massachusetts; 1997, Gift to Malcolm Rogers, Director of the MFA, to add to the museum's collection from the director of the Society of Arts and Crafts at the SAC auction (Accession date: June 24, 1998)