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Toucan
Toucan

Toucan

Object Name3 Design Models
Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)
Maker David P. Dowler (American, b. 1944)
Made FromPlasticine, plastic coating, plastic
Dateabout 1975-1980
TechniqueSee Individual Records
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number99.7.8
Credit LineGift of Design Dept., Steuben Glass, A Division of Corning Glass Works
Curatorial Area(s)
Place Made
United States, NY, Corning
Physical DescriptionA) Light brown plasticine; shaped, tooled; roughly ovoid form in shape of sitting toucan; head turned backwards; half of bill tucked behind wing on one side, bill completely exposed on other side; two eyes; each wing has three curved rounded ribs at the bottom, one wing has three horizontal lines carved into wing tip; short tail; underside of body rounded with elliptical hollow base. B) Brown plasticine, plastic coating; shaped, tooled, coated; roughly ovoid form in shape of sitting toucan; head turned backwards; half of bill tucked behind wing on one side, bill completely exposed on other side; two eyes; each wing has three curved rounded ribs at the bottom; short tail; underside of body rounded with thin elliptical hollow base. C) Colorless, with yellow tint, plastic; cast; roughly ovoid form in shape of sitting toucan; head turned backwards; half of bill tucked behind wing on one side, bill completely exposed on other side; two eyes; each wing has three curved rounded ribs at the bottom; short tail; underside of body rounded with thin elliptical hollow base.
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Toucan
David P. Dowler
about 1975-1980
Toucan
Steuben Glass, Inc.
about 1975-1980
Toucan
Steuben Glass, Inc.
about 1975-1980
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