Not on display

Vase

1950-1960 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This opalescent glass vase is a typical example of the hand-made bowls, vases and fancy wares produced by Altaglass in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada between 1950 and 1988.

Founded by John Furch, a Czech émigré who mainly employed European or European-trained craftsmen, the glasshouse followed traditional European techniques and styles. Changing tastes and inflated fuel costs, some years after Furch's death, led to the firm's closure.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Mould-blown coloured glass, with tooled mouth
Brief description
Opalescent green-bronze glass vase of flaring annulated form with shaped mouth, made by Altaglass, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, probably 1950s.
Physical description
Opalescent green-bronze glass, flaring annulated form and shaped mouth, opened at regular intervals. Unmarked.
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.3cm
  • Maximum width: 16.5cm
Credit line
Given by Mary Coward
Production
Made at Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Summary
This opalescent glass vase is a typical example of the hand-made bowls, vases and fancy wares produced by Altaglass in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada between 1950 and 1988.

Founded by John Furch, a Czech émigré who mainly employed European or European-trained craftsmen, the glasshouse followed traditional European techniques and styles. Changing tastes and inflated fuel costs, some years after Furch's death, led to the firm's closure.
Bibliographic reference
Coward, Mary, Altaglass: A Guide for Collectors, 1999, p7.
Collection
Accession number
C.4-2003

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Record createdFebruary 17, 2003
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