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Armadillo
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Armadillo

Object NameDesign Model
Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)
Maker David P. Dowler (American, b. 1944)
Made FromPlasticine
Dateabout 1975-1980
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
TechniqueShaped; Tooled
SizeOverall H: 6.5 cm, W: 13.5 cm, D: 9.6 cm
Accession Number99.7.6 A
Credit LineGift of Design Dept., Steuben Glass, A Division of Corning Glass Works
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionLight brown plasticine; shaped, tooled; ovoid form in shape of armadillo; tapered head with two eyes and two flat ears; humped shell that is ribbed in middle, ribs flare out from ridge of back down both sides of shell; rounded oblong shaped tail curved under bottom of shell to base; base convex with flat outer edge, "W. O./401 943 2610" inscribed into base near tail end.
Provenance
Former Collection Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1999
Armadillo
David P. Dowler
about 1975-1980
model
Steuben Glass, Inc.
about 1970-1981
David P. Dowler
about 1975-1980
Steuben Glass, Inc.
about 1975-1980
bottle
500-799
goblet
1760-1770