Golden Glow

This handblown art glass vase seems to glow with a golden light. This type of iridescent glass is called favrile glass and it is created by adding metal oxides to molten glass. The process was patented by Louis Comfort Tiffany in 1894. Unlike other iridescent glass of the time, the glowing colors were incorporated in the glass and the piece would not lose its luster. Tiffany won a grand prize at the 1900 Paris Exposition for his favrile glass.

The unusual undulating shape is called jack-in-the-pulpit, because it resembles a flower of the same name. Although Tiffany did not create the shape, he called it jack-in-the-pulpit in his catalogs and the name came to be used for all similarly-shaped vases.

This piece is not by Tiffany, but modern American artist Steven V. Correia. Born in 1949 in San Diego, Correia has been an important figure in contemporary American art glass. In 1973, he founded Correia Art, a family-owned studio renown for using traditional glass-making techniques to create new innovative designs. In addition to his handblown glass pieces, Correia also has experimented with large-scale environmental kinetic light sculptures combining laser light, movement, and illusion. His art glass works are found in private and public collections throughout the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Corning Museum, the Smithsonian Institution,  and the Chrysler Museum of Art. In 1984, he was honored for his extraordinary accomplishments as an artist with the naming of Steven V. Correia Junior High School in San Diego. 

Under the vase's base is Correia's round paper label, as well as his etched signature. Some earlier owner also added a handwritten note "Correia Vase."

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