#598S

Object NameMartini Pitcher

Designer Wayne Dale Husted (American, 1927 - 2022)

Manufacturer Blenko Glass Co. Inc. (founded 1930)

Made FromGlass

Date1959

Place MadeUnited States, WV, Milton

TechniqueBlown

SizeOverall H: 29.8 cm

Accession Number2002.4.132

Credit LineGift of Robert F. Nelson and Damon Crain

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Decades in Glass: The 50's

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This design was produced only during 1959.

Physical DescriptionMartini Pitcher. Transparent blue glass; blown, tooled, applied. Pitcher has wide base, narrows to neck, flares to rim. Front rim is spout, back of rim has been flattened with applied handle. Handle is wide at top and narrows, meeting body mid-way. Blenko design #598S in "Persian Blue".
Provenance

Source Damon Crain - 2002

Source Robert F. Nelson - 2002