Ice Hunter

Object NameOrnamental

Designer James A. Houston (Canadian, 1921-2005)

Factory Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromLead Glass, Silver

Date1972

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueCast, cut, polished, assembled

SizeOverall H: 15.2 cm; W: 15.7 cm; D: 9.5 cm

Accession Number99.4.37

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; silver; cast, cut, polished, assembled; rough rectangular shape; large frosted glass iceberg cut in the form of an archway with a silver Eskimo in a kayak angled through it attached to top of object; front side of object concave and tapered in, top left corner of front cut off at angle; tapered out back side with an engraved seal that is angled up toward the top and cut concave side edges; one short side of object straight, other short side convex and tapered out; flat base, signed "Steuben" near edge of short curved side.
Provenance

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