Girl and Bird

Object NameSculpture

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Maker George Thompson (American, 1913-1981)

Maker Tom Vincent

Made FromLead Glass

Date1965

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

Techniquecast and/or gathered, cut, copperwheel engraved

SizeOverall H: 26 cm, W: 16.7 cm

Accession Number82.4.59

Credit LineBequest of Edwin J. Beinecke, Jr.

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; cast and/or gathered, cut, copperwheel engraved. Diamond shape form with rounded edges; on one side is engraved a nude young girl, seated in left three-quarter profile, holding a wounded bird in her left hand; a misty veil, possibly of mica chips, enframes the figure in a diamond form within the larger diamond; signed in script on base "Steuben 112 T 20".
Provenance

Source Edwin J. Beinecke Jr.