Reminder

from Symposium Chair, Bonnie Salzman of Richmond, VA

The registration deadline for the Sympoisium is September 9, as is the deadline for reservations at the Comfort Inn.

Webmaster’s Corner

We see a moderate number of 2682 vases and many of them are acid etched. We don’t often see one made in Silverina as this one is. You might take a look at factory records for shape 7008, which could also be the shape number for this vase.

In Collectors Choice Review #47 (January-March 1997), by Robert F. Rockwell III for The Rockwell Museum it states:

“During the Art Deco period, Frederick Carder reintroduced the diamond air-trap design. For Steuben, he named the style Silverina. Silverina consists of a diamond air-trap pattern with flecks of mica thrown in. This double inclusion resulted in a flickering diamond-shaped pattern with mica giving off an additional silvery reflection. The mica also tends to reflect the color of the encasing glass, in this case Amethyst. … Carder introduced his particular version of the air-trap to Steuben around 1927.

“Steubens Silverina appears to have been short-lived. It was available in five colors–colorless, Pomona Green, French Blue, Bristol Yellow, and Amethyst. It was priced moderately more expensively that the Aurenes…It appears, however, that it fell flat as far as the late 1920s buyer was concerned.

“The shape numbering sequence for most Silverina pieces falls between 6914 and 7008. This could indicate that it was made for a very short while, perhaps as short a span of time as a year. … In other words, by 1929 Silverina had already been discontinued. This means that for todays collector, rare treasures may yet be found.”

Amethyst Silverina (air trapped with mica flecks)

Vase shape #2682

12 inches high

2013 Carder Steuben Club annual Symposium will be held at The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, NY from September 19-21, 2013. The festivities will begin with Frederick Carder’s 150th birthday celebration on the evening of September 18, 2013.

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