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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Art Deco Radium Glass Vase

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c. 1900 - 1930

Subcollections

The Taylor Cabinet

Overview

Yellow radium glass vase with a clear glass circular base, connected to a small spherical water bowl .The vase has a long fluted neck, ending in a asymmetrical ruffled rim with 6 curved points.

Historical information

The name "Radium glass" was an attempt to appeal to the popularity and interest in Marie Curies famous 1898 discovery

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2019.119

Item type

Material

Width

7.5000 cm

Height or length

20 cm

Weight

388 g

Year

c. 1900 - 1930

Statement of significance

No known Significance

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

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Parent records

CABINET 1.6.1 The Taylor Cabinet

Busselton Historical Society

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