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
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
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)
Not On View
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.Provenance
Source
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(American, founded 1903) - 1999