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Object NameGazing Globe
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1850-1866
Place MadeUnited States, probably PA, Pittsburgh
Techniqueblown, lined with mercury
SizeOverall H: 58.42 cm; Globe Diam: 34.36 cm
Accession Number65.4.36
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George J. Henritzy
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Mirrored Images: American Silvered Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, lined with mercury. Spherical globe, blown separately from baluster form stem; circular foot with hole on underside closed with a plaster like substance. Ball fits into top of stem and seems to be fastened in place with plaster.
Provenance
Source Mrs. George J. Henritzy
Source George J. Henritzy

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