Chinese Pavilion
Object NameSculpture
Designer
Donald Pollard
(American, 1924-1994)
Designer
Alexander Seidel
(German, 1897-1979)
Engraver
Max R. Erlacher
(American, b. Austria, 1933-2022)
Factory
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(1903-)
Glassmaker
Louis Féron
Made FromLead glass, rubies, pearls, emeralds, diamonds, jade
Date1975
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueCast, cut, polished, engraved, assembled
SizeOverall H: 28.5 cm, W: 28.8 cm, D: 26.5 cm
Accession Number87.4.69
Credit LineGift of Arthur A. Houghton, Jr.
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Steuben 100th Anniversary Exhibition
East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries
The Studio at 20
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass with gold, rubies, seed pearls, emeralds, diamonds, jade; cast, cut, polished, engraved, assembled with metalwork, jade and jewels. Six-sided complex pagoda structure of glass mounted in gold; roof and two tiered tower of cut glass with scalloped edges and upturned points supported by gold columns from which dangle lily-shaped bells with seed pearl clappers, top level topped by brilliant cut diamond trimmed finial; below second tier is a six-sided terrace surrounded by open work railing set with forty-two step cut emeralds, solid roof with cornice of open fret work with twelve cabochon rubies; walls of pavilion are six panels of glass engraved with Chinoiserie court scenes, assembled by gold bamboo-shaped columns; walls rest on six-sided green jade and gold base supported by six gold winged dragons (chimeras) with six-sided bases; inscribed "Steuben".Provenance
Former Collection
Arthur A. Houghton Jr.
- 1987
1599
1701-1800