figurine

Object NameGreat Whale

Maker Paul Schulze (American, 1934-2010)

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1969

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

Techniqueblown, applied, cut, ground and polished

SizeOverall H: 16.3 cm, W: 17 cm, L: 37.7 cm

Accession Number89.4.71

Credit LineGift of Steuben Glass, Inc. Design Department

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, applied, cut, ground and polished. Stylized figure of whale; three-dimensional model resting on small, oval flat base cut out of belly; head and front part of body hollow; back part of body, fins and tail solid; head tilted upward with mouth open and "lips" ground but not polished; nostrils indicated by pair of oval depressions, ground but not polished; eyes represented by small circular appliqués with central depression indicating pupil; two large pectoral fins (no other fins are indicated), each made from one bit; back of body and tail raised almost to vertical position; each side of tail made from one bit.
Provenance

Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903)