A fine Mid Century Modernist Steuben mouth blown teardrop bud vase with a perfectly round air bubble in its base. Designed by David Hills in 1949 for Corning Museum of Glass, New York. Signed to the base: Steuben. Steuben Glass Works was an American art glass manufacturer, founded in the summer of 1903 by Frederick Carder and Thomas G. Hawkes in Corning, New York, which is in Steuben County, from which the company name was derived. Hawkes was the owner of the largest cut glass firm then operating in Corning. Carder was an Englishman who had many years of experience designing glass for Stevens and Williams in England. Hawkes purchased the glass blanks for his cutting shop from many sources and eventually wanted to start a factory to make the blanks himself. Hawkes convinced Carder to come to Corning and manage such a factory. Carder, who had been passed over for a promotion at Stevens and Williams, consented to do so. In 1918, Steuben was acquired by Corning Glass Works and became the Steuben Division. Vintage Steuben Art Glass Vase, Home Decor, Gifts And Collectibles.