Bust of George Washington

Bust of George Washington

 
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Object Name: 
Bust of George Washington
Department
American
Category
Early American
Place Made: 
United States, PA, Pittsburgh
Date: 
1876
Color
AAT
white
Technique
AAT
pressing
AAT
casting
Material
AAT
glass
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 27.3 cm, W (max): 20.2 cm
Accession Number: 
56.4.5
Location: 
On Display
Description
Opaque and translucent white glass with "satin"-like surface; cast; bust of George Washington on a short drum-like fluted pedestal (head: solid glass).
Provenance
McKearin, George S., Source
1956
Masterpieces of American Glass
Venue(s)
Museum of Applied Arts 1990-07-27 through 1990-09-02
Museum of the State Institute of Glass 1990-11-02 through 1991-01-04
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: American History in Glass
Venue(s)
Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Library 1996-01-19 through 1996-01-19
 
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2003-03-20 through 2003-09-01
West Bridge Show
Masterpieces of American Glass (1990) illustrated, pp. 36, 93, pl. 58; BIB# 33046
American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) illustrated, p. 290, #1137; BIB# 30457

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