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Vase

Object number99.58.1

Manufacturer Phoenix Glass Company

Artist Reuben Haley

Datec. 1934

Possible OriginMonaca, PA

MediumGlass; Paper label

Credit LineGift of Paula Ockner

DescriptionColorless molded glass vase that is acid-etched and tinted a pale pink color with a roughly spherical shape.Dimensions6.875 x 7 in. (17.5 x 17.8 cm)
MarksPaper label on base reads: "PHOENIX Reuben Line"

Handwritten inscription on label appears to read: "2.00"
Historical NotesReuben Line objects were made by Phoenix Glass Company only during the period from 1933-1936, when molds from Consolidated Lamp & Glass Co., were transfered to Phoenix following Consolidated's (Depression-related) closing in 1932. This particular vase was originally part of Consolidated's Line 700 series; the style of decoration was Phoenix's own.Label TextIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the designer came to have an increasingly important role in the development of new glass product lines. Reuben Haley, who had worked as a factory superintendent at U.S. Glass before establishing his own design business in Beaver, Pa., had a major impact on the glass made at the Phoenix and Consolidated factories. Inspired by the work of Rene Lalique and the Art Moderne movement, Haley developed a series of art glass lines produced by these two regional companies. When the Historical Society began actively collecting glass in the 1950s, curators concentrated on acquiring glass from the late 18th and 19th centuries. In preparation for the exhibition Glass: Shattering Notions, the museum actively pursued and collected the glass made in this region in the past 100 years. A number of local and national collectors clubs have both donated to this effort and provided funds for purchases. Monaca, Pa., Phoenix Glass Co. in mold originally used by Consolidated Glass Co., colorless glass, molded and acid etched, “PHOENIX Reuben Line” sticker on base.

Related institution Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company (1893 - 1963)

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