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Object NameBowl in "Nautilus" Pattern
Pattern Name
  • Nautilus
Manufacturer T. G. Hawkes & Company (American, 1880-1962)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1896-1901
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
TechniqueBlown, cut
SizeOverall H: 11.1 cm, Diam: 26.3 cm
Accession Number95.4.364
Credit LinePurchased with funds donated by Harriet Smith
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewCrystal City Gallery
Physical DescriptionBowl cut in "Nautilus" Pattern. Colorless lead glass; blown, cut. Hemispherical bowl with 6-lobed rim cut in scallops. The pattern is formed of three intersecting circles of tiny diamonds which overlap in the base of the bowl and are filled with lines radiating from the center; the effect making them look like scallop shells; three hobstars fill the spaces between the "shells".
Provenance
Source Gwen R. Potter - 1995-11-30
Former Collection Norbert White
Former Collection Gwen White
fragment
50 BCE-25 CE
goblet
1730-1740
goblet
1900-1920
President - 687 series
Alfred Günther
about 1958