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Object NameDesign Model of Fish

Factory Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1970-1985

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueHot-worked, applied, ground, polished

SizeOverall H: 16 cm, W: 10.8 cm, D: 6 cm

Accession Number99.4.13

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; hot-worked, applied, ground, polished; in shape of fish; ovoid body angled up, head has two applied eyes, rear end bent over and tooled into a elongated curved tail that is flattened and slightly flared in at bottom; elongated dorsal fin applied to middle of fish's back, fin flat and bent over to one side, tapering in to bottom; two elongated ventral fins applied to underside of body, fins flat and flared in to bottom; base of tail and ventral fins ground flat and polished, supporting fish in upright position; object unfinished.
Provenance

Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1988-09