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Tortoise Shell
Tortoise Shell

Tortoise Shell

Object NameBowl
Designer Ted Muehling (American, b. 1953)
Manufacturer F. X. Nachtmann Bleikristallwerke GmbH
Manufacturer Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)
Made FromGlass
Datedesigned in 2005; made in 2008
Place MadeGermany, Riedlhutte (glass); United States, NY, Corning (cold-worked)
TechniqueMold-blown, cut, ground, polished
SizeOverall H: 12.1 cm, W: 31.7 cm, D: 22.1 cm
Accession Number2011.4.206
Credit LineGift of Corning Inc.
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Making Ideas: Experiments in Design at GlassLab
On ViewContemporary Art + Design, Design Gallery
Interpretive Notes
The designer used a turtle carapace as the inspiration for this series.
Physical DescriptionColorless glass; mold-blown, cut, ground, polished. Bowl in the shape of a tortoise shell with cut scutes on underside.
Provenance
Source Corning Inc. - 2011-11-30-2011-12-01
Former Collection Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 2005-2011-11-30
Object copyright© Corning Inc.

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