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Object NameFingerbowl with Plate and 5 Glasses in "Russian" Pattern

Manufacturer(cutting) T. G. Hawkes & Company (American, 1880-1962)

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1875-1899; possibly 1886

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

TechniqueBlown, cut

SizeSee Individual Records

Accession Number57.4.9

Credit LineGift of Miss F. Ethel Wickham

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

The Cut and Engraved Glass of Corning, 1868-1940

Liquid Refreshment: 2000 Years of Drinks and Drinking Glasses

Not On View

Physical DescriptionFingerbowl with Plate and 5 Glasses in "Russian" Pattern. Clear glass; free blown and deeply cut. (Aa) Fingerbowl: hemispherical; star motif on base, bowl covered with a multiple star frieze; (Ab) plate: shallow, with wide flaring rim; rim scalloped, underside covered with multiple star design; (B) goblet: flat foot, straight stem with knop at top, round funnel bowl; on underside of foot a star, facetted knop, stem and bottom of bowl; for foot and stem formation as well as design see (B); (D,F) goblet or wine: similar to (B); (E) goblet or wine, similar to (D) (same size) but bowl flashed in cranberry red, with decoration cut through the pink.
Provenance

Source F. Ethel Wickham - 1957-06