"Strawberry Mansion" Vase
This vase, a formal descendant of the ancient Greek krater, was adapted from a late-eighteenth-century engraved goblet found at Philadelphia's Strawberry Mansion, one of the earliest instances of historic preservation in America. The special commission commemorated the restoration of the house, completed in 1932, and suggests the contemporary level of interest in such preservation efforts. This popular vase was put into commercial production at the same time.
Artwork Details
- Title: "Strawberry Mansion" Vase
- Designer: Frederick Carder (American (born England) Brierley, Staffordshire, England 1863–1963 Corning, New York)
- Manufacturer: Steuben (American)
- Date: 1931, manufactured after 1934
- Medium: Glass
- Dimensions: 12 1/2 × 9 5/8 in., 6.3 lb. (31.8 × 24.4 cm, 2.8 kg)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Gift of Madame Lilliana Teruzzi, 1973
- Object Number: 1973.130.7
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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Frederick Carder
Corning Glass Works, Steuben Division
ca. 1932
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Corning Glass Works, Steuben Division
1928–31
Frederick Carder
Corning Glass Works, Steuben Division
1928–31
Frederick Carder
Corning Glass Works, Steuben Division
1928–31
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Corning Glass Works, Steuben Division
1928–31
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