Skip to main content

model

Object Name3 Design Models of Sea Shell
Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)
Made FromPlastiline, plastic, primer, paint
Dateabout 1970-1981
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
TechniqueSee Individual Records
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number99.7.7
Credit LineGift of Design Dept., Steuben Glass, A Division of Corning Glass Works
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionA) Olive green plastiline; shaped, tooled; ovoid form in shape of sea shell; shell has three ridges that spiral up at an angle, ending at a point over to one side; row of eight circular indentations of graduated size in lowest ridge; base concave with channel off to one side and set of ten parallel wavy grooves in middle. B) Plastic, gray primer, white paint; cast, painted; ovoid form in shape of sea shell; shell has three ridges that spiral up at an angle, ending at a point over to one side; row of eight circular indentations of graduated size in lowest ridge; base concave with channel off to one side and set of ten parallel wavy grooves in middle. C) Colorless, with yellow tint, plastic; cast; ovoid form in shape of sea shell; shell has three ridges that spiral up at an angle, ending at a point over to one side; row of eight circular indentations of graduated size in lowest ridge; base concave with channel off to one side and set of ten parallel wavy grooves in middle.
Provenance
Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1999
Steuben Glass, Inc.
about 1970-1981
Steuben Glass, Inc.
about 1970-1981
Steuben Glass, Inc.
about 1970-1981
candlestick
Venini Glassworks
about 1930
ornament
Napoleone Martinuzzi
about 1930
ornament
Venini Glassworks
about 1930