sculpture

Object NameSculpture

Maker George Thompson (American, 1913-1981)

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromGlass, gold, diamond

Date1972

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquecast, assembled

SizeH: 46 cm, W: 12 cm; (Base) H: 8.9 cm, W: 24.2 cm

Accession Number83.4.15

Credit LineGift of Arthur D. Leidesdorf

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Masters of Czech Glass 1945-1965

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless glass; cast, assembled. Hexagonal spire; two tiers of six lancet-arched colorless glass prisms, mounted in white gold or possibly silver, yellow gold arches separate two tiers, openwork steeple, six white, three yellow diamonds decorate summit of the pinnacle; six miniature gold spires act as supports for base. Signed "Steuben 5-5" on one prism, "Steuben" on another, "45" on another.
Provenance

Source Arthur D. Leidesdorf