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"Valeria" vase
Designed by: Frederick C. Carder (American, born in England, 1863–1963)
Manufactured by: Steuben Division of Corning Glass Works (active 1903–2011)
Manufactured by: Steuben Division of Corning Glass Works (active 1903–2011)
about 1933
Object Place: Corning, New York
Medium/Technique
Cased, acid-etched glass (dark green over white)
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 24.1 x 17.8 cm (9 1/2 x 7 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Lee and Dirck Born
Accession Number2011.210
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionValeria pattern.
ProvenanceAround 1933, wedding gift to Mr. and Mrs. Eldon B. Sullivan (b. 1904 -- d. 1983; Lois Ittner Sullivan, b. 1905 -- d. 1997), Corning, New York (1); 1997, by inheritance to their daughter Emelie (Lee) Sullivan Born, Cambridge, MA; 2011, given by Lee and Dirck Born to MFA, Boston. (Accession Date: May 25, 2011)
(1) The donor's grandfather, Dr. Eugene C. Sullivan (b. 1872 -- d. 1962), was the first Head of Research at Corning Glass and a personal friend of Frederick Carder, the head of Steuben Glass.
(1) The donor's grandfather, Dr. Eugene C. Sullivan (b. 1872 -- d. 1962), was the first Head of Research at Corning Glass and a personal friend of Frederick Carder, the head of Steuben Glass.