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Vase

Object number2024.63.5

Manufacturer Consolidated Lamp and Glass Company (1893 - 1963)

Artist Wally Hendel

OriginCoraopolis, PA

MediumGlass; Paint

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

DescriptionMilk glass ball vase with hand-painted pussywillows. Vase has a flat, circular base with a round body and open mouth. Body of vase has gold-colored pussywillow buds and pink pussywillow flowers on green steams on one side and two pink pussywillow flowers with green stems on the other side. Artist initials at base of pussywillow buds and flower stems.DimensionsHeight x Diameter: 4.125 x 5.188 in. (10.5 x 13.2 cm)
SignedArtist initials in green paint at base of pussywillow buds and flower stems, "WH."
Historical NotesFrom Regent line with pussy willow decoration. The hand-painted initials marking this piece of glass document one of the 14 known decorators that worked at the Consolidated Glass Company in Coraopolis, PA. A 1957 Con Cora line company catalog stated that “each piece, hand-made and hand-decorated by skilled artisans, is initialed by the decorator.” The company marketed these mass-produced pieces as distinctive. They advertised the skills of these women artisans to sell this line of Con Cora milk glass and distinguish it from competitors’ products. The initials provide clues to the identities of the women who created these decorations and preserves the legacy of individual women who usually labored anonymously in regional factories.

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