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Vase

Object number2024.61.32

Manufacturer Phoenix Glass Company

OriginMonaca, PA

MediumGlass; Paint; Ink; Paper; Adhesive

Credit LineGift of Estate of Kathy Hansen

DescriptionWhite and blue glass vase, Madonna pattern. Milk glass with Tuxedo Blue wash. Rectangular base sloping outward to a wider shoulder and tapering in to a narrower lip. Wider sides have Tuxedo Blue wash with raised white portrait of a woman in profile with a hood draped over her head. Thinner sides have raised white vertical stripes extending from the lip to the base. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 10.125 x 7.313 x 5.813 in. (25.7 x 18.6 x 14.8 cm)
InscriptionsOn underside of base is handwritten etching: "# 7 / Tuxedo / Blue".
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Historical NotesPart of a collection of glass from collector Kathy Hansen. Born on March 23, 1951, in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, Kathy was the granddaughter of a glassblower who worked at the Phoenix Glass Company in Monaca, Beaver County, Pennsylvania. A schoolteacher by trade, she became an avid researcher and collector of glass made by Phoenix. A passionate researcher and collector of Phoenix and Consolidated Glass, Kathy was also an active member of the Three Rivers Depression Era Glass Collecting Society and a founding member of the Phoenix and Consolidated Glass Collector’s Club. She frequently lectured on and mounted small displays of Phoenix Glass around the region. Her museum collection reflects rare and unusual pieces, many with original and sample labels, and her archives include rare catalogs, postcards, advertisements, photographs, and oral histories with Phoenix company workers. Kathy, also an accomplished pianist, earned a B.S.in Music Education from Duquesne University. She then earned her master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Pittsburgh and taught for 28 years in the Pittsburgh Public Schools.

Collector Kathleen J. Hansen (1951 - 2024)

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