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Vase Vase
This is a vase. It was designed by Ilonka Karasz and manufactured by Paye & Baker Manufacturing Company. It is dated ca. 1928 and we acquired it in 1993. Its medium is silver plated, nickel. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
Ilonka Karasz developed the idea of using one form and adapting it by adding new elements to it. This cone-shaped object is thus changed by the addition of four triangular planes forming a cross at the base. In fact, Karasz tried to create objects featuring various planes and smooth surfaces.
It is credited Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and General Acquisitions Endowment Funds.
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Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 19.8 × 10.6 cm (7 13/16 × 4 3/16 in.)
It has the following markings
On side of one foot: [1] “IK”, stamped (designer's mark) [2] “P & B” each within a heart, stamped (Paye & Baker manufacturer’s mark) [3] “E.P.N.S.”, stamped (standard mark) [4] “559”, stamped (model number)
Cite this object as
Vase Vase; Designed by Ilonka Karasz ((American, born Hungary, 1896–1981)); Manufactured by Paye & Baker Manufacturing Company (United States); USA; silver plated, nickel; H x diam.: 19.8 × 10.6 cm (7 13/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Museum purchase from Decorative Arts Association Acquisition and General Acquisitions Endowment Funds; 1993-111-1
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions The Jazz Age: American Style in the 1920s, Making Design and Looking Forward/ Looking Back: Recent Acquisitions in 20th- and 21st-Century Design.
