Starfish

Object NameDesign Model

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Maker David P. Dowler (American, b. 1944)

Made FromWood; Varnish; Plasticine

Dateabout 1977-1981

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueApplied; Shaped; Tooled

SizeH: 12.6 cm; W: 11 cm

Accession Number99.7.4 A

Credit LineGift of Design Dept., Steuben Glass, A Division of Corning Glass Works

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionWood varnished a reddish-brown color, light brown plasticine; applied, shaped, tooled; spherical shape; ball of wood with short cylindrical shaft on bottom, deep hole in center of shaft base; plasticine starfish with curled tenticles applied to top half of ball (like starfish grabbing ball), clusters of bumps on top of tenticles.
Provenance

Former Collection Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1999