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Fountain in Spain
Fountain in Spain

Fountain in Spain

Object NameVase
Series
  • Twenty-Seven Artists in Crystal
Designer Sir Muirhead Bone (Scottish, 1876-1953)
Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)
Made FromGlass
Date1939
Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning
TechniqueMold-blown, engraved
SizeOverall H: 28.7 cm, Diam (max): 19.6 cm
Accession Number2003.4.57
Credit LineGift of Steuben Division of Corning Incorporated, Design Department
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass and Glamour: Steuben's Modern Moment, 1930-1960
Curious and Curiouser: Surprising Finds from the Rakow Library
Not On View
Interpretive Notes
The Scottish engraver Sir Muirhead Bone trained in Glasgow, and he was widely known for his engravings of architectural subjects. During World War I and World War II, he served as an official artist with the British armed forces, and he was knighted in 1937. In 1936, he published Old Spain, a two-volume collection of his watercolors and drawings.
Physical DescriptionVase, "Fountain in Spain" from the "Twenty-Seven Artists in Crystal" in crystal series. Colorless glass; blown and engraved. Vase has wide flared foot that narrows to low neck, widens to rounded body, then narrows slight to rim. Decorated with a engraved series of star designs just below rim and a central image of a large fountain with nine female figures.
Provenance
Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 2003-07-23

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