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Object NamePlaster Mold
Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)
Made FromPlaster
Dateabout 1975-1985
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
TechniqueCast; Cut; Coated
SizeOverall H: 7.6 cm, W: 15.7 cm, D: 11.2 cm
Accession Number99.7.9
Credit LineGift of Design Dept., Steuben Glass, A Division of Corning Glass Works
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionWhite plaster; cast, cut, coated; a) oblong shaped mold bottom; straight cut sides, curved ends; large hemispherical crater in center of top, crater's rim tapered out on both sides; edges at curved ends of mold same height as crater's rim and tapered out on both sides as well; base flat, masking tape with "X5225" written in pencil at one end of base; b) oblong shaped mold top; cut straight sides, curved ends; flat top, masking tape with "X5225" written in pencil at one end of top; hemispherical crater in center of base, crater's rim flat and the exterior tapered out; base's edges at curved ends of mold tapered out on both sides.
Provenance
Former Collection Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1999
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