Garden Butterflies

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: 15.4 cm; W: 9.9 cm; D: 6.7 cm

Accession Number99.4.26

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; three butterfly bodies engraved into back edge, each body has only one set of wings and one antenna; wings and antennae staggered so two sets are on one side and a larger set is in between on the other side; base flat.
Provenance

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