Garden of Eden

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: 15.2 cm; W: 10.7 cm; D: 7.3 cm

Accession Number99.4.28

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: an apple with stem engraved into back edge with a curved branch with leaves engraved into left side, a dragonfly body engraved into back edge with one antenna engraved into left side and one set of wings engraved into right side, a ladybug head engraved into back edge with half of body with legs engraved into left side; an engraved serpent is entwined around the ladybug and dragonfly with its head near the apple and its tail by the ladybug; flat base.
Provenance

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