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Object NameSea Horse
Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)
Maker Lloyd D. Atkins (American, 1922-2002)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1961
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
Techniquemolded and hot-worked, ground and polished
SizeOverall H: 21.9 cm, W: 11.5 cm; Base Diam: 6.3 cm
Accession Number89.4.72
Credit LineGift of Steuben Glass, Inc. Design Department
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; molded and hot-worked (assembled from seven bits of glass), ground and polished. Sea horse on solid hemispherical base. Head, body and tail formed from one bit: body is vertical, resting on curled tail and with long head and snout pointing forward and downward; each eye consists of applied disk with stamped boss at center; at back of head, on either side: triangular fin, applied and crimped; on body at mid-point: triangular dorsal fin, applied and crimped. No signature.
Provenance
Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903)
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1600-1700
pitcher
975-1025
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about 1790
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Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd.
about 1877-1880
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300-350