"Onyx" glass

Object NameFloradine Spoonholder

Maker Dalzell, Gilmore & Leighton Glass Company

Made FromLead Glass

Date1889-1890

Place MadeUnited States, OH, Findlay

Techniquemold-blown, cased

SizeH: 10.9 cm, D (max.): 10 cm

Accession Number86.4.66

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. David Clark, in memory of Rose Robbins

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionWhite, pink and colorless lead glasses; mold-blown, cased. Globular shape with flat (ground and polished) scalloped neck edges, raised design of pink flowers and leaves around sides; flat base, no pontil mark. This is a cased glass; the inner layer is white, the outer layer colorless, the pink color is developed by reheating the first layer before casing.
Provenance

Source Mrs. David Clark

Source David Clark