Garden of Delight

Object NameOrnamental

Designer Bernard X. Wolff (American)

Manufacturer Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1984

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueCast, cut, engraved, sandblasted, polished

SizeOverall H: 15 cm; W: 10.7 cm; D: 7.3 cm

Accession Number99.4.27

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; cast, cut, engraved, sandblasted, polished; five sided prism; top flat and angled down towards the back; front plain; front's two narrow plain adjacent sides angled out; two wider back sides angled in, converging at back edge; when looking at back, from top down: diamond shaped flower engraved into back edge with set of stylized petals engraved into right side, hummingbird beak and body engraved into back edge with one large stylized wing engraved into left side, bumblebee body engraved into back edge with one antenna, leg, and set of wings engraved into the right side; flat base.
Provenance

Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1988