figurine

Object NameLion Figure

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Dateabout 1960-1980

Place MadeChina

Techniquepressed

SizeOverall H: 10.5 cm, W: 5.9 cm, L: 7.5 cm

Accession Number88.6.51 B

Credit LineGift from Estate of Zachary Taylor

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTranslucent pink non-lead glass; pressed. Figure of a lion, seated on it's haunch, with one front leg resting on a ball (reversed on the pair, one with the left leg extended, the other the mirror image); chain hanging around the neck, with a bell (?) hanging at the front, and a tassel on the back; seated on a square platform with square drapery hanging over the sides; basal bands with raised dots; ground flat bottom.
Provenance

Source Estate of Zachary Taylor - 1988-02-08