ornament

Object NameOrnamental with Display Stand

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromLead Glass; White Metal; Fabric

Date1970-1985

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueCast; Engraved; Ground; Polished; Assembled

SizeH: 18 cm; W: 8 cm; D: 5.9 cm

Accession Number98.4.627

Credit LineGift of Design Dept., Steuben Glass, A Division of Corning Glass Works

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass, white metal, black fabric; cast, engraved, ground, polished, assembled; a) rectangular cube shaped ornamental; front side engraved with head, shoulder, and wing tips of eagle; short side to right of front engraved with design of thirteen stars within connected oblong shapes; back side engraved with eight curved parallel lines; short side to right of back engraved with four slanted stripes with five to six stars within each one; top and base plain; b) rectangular cube shaped display stand; outer edges of top and base and sides of stand metal; top and base covered with black fabric (felt?).
Provenance

Former Collection Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903)