Vintage Imperial Ripple Swung Vase Carnival Art Glass Green Iridescent

Description

Imperial Ripple Carnival Art Glass Swung Vase
DESCRIPTION:
Imperial ripple swung vases made their first appearance in the 1929 Butler Brother's catalog. This swung vase is from that era. Swung vases are classified by their base size because their height varied so widely. This vase has a 2.75" base but has been swung to a masterful height of 8.75". The glass is green wrapped in a stunning iridescent sheen of colors. The photos do this magnificent piece no justice at all.
What is a Swung Vase? I'm glad you asked. Here is an excerpt from a 2009 article by
Carnival Glass Worldwide:
"In the creative process of a swung vase, the pieces were extracted individually from their molds, clamped on the end of a snap, reheated in a glory hole and literally swung by the glassmaker whilst the glass was still elastic in texture, to achieve their finished length.
​It is this individual reheating—each vase being reheated to slightly different temperatures and in different places—combined with the direction of (and the energy expounded on) the “swing” that makes each vase unique."