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Object NameChess Queen

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Maker Lloyd D. Atkins (American, 1922-2002)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1973

Size(A) H: 27.2 cm; (B) H: 27.7 cm, D(foot): 8.8 cm; (C,D) H: 26.7 cm, D(foot): 8.6 cm; (E) H: 26 cm, D(foot): 8.4 cm

Accession Number95.4.120 C

Credit LineGift of Steuben Inc., Design Department

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

United States

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; tooled. (A,B) Baluster stem with tear drop and three applied mereses at top of stem, spherical knop above mereses, "crown" at top formed of three comma-shaped scrolls; applied merese below stem, conical foot; base ground flat and polished. (A) has gummed label with type no. 8277; signed "Steuben Design S" under base in diamond-point script; (B) signed "Steuben". (C-E) Baluster stem with tear drop and two applied mereses at top of stem, spherical knop above mereses, "crown" at top formed of a mushroom-shaped piece with six cut and polished notches around rim; surmounted by an applied ball, conical foot; base ground flat and polished. (C) has gummed label with typed no. 8277; signed "Steuben Design S" under base in diamond-point script; (D) signed "Steuben" under base in diamond-point script; (E) unsigned.
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