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Narcissus

Narcissus

The Wave
 
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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Narcissus
Department
Modern
Place Made: 
United States, Corning, NY
Date: 
1962
Color
AAT
colorless
Technique
AAT
casting
AAT
engraving
Material
AAT
glass
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 14.5 cm, W: 28 cm, D: 5.2 cm
Accession Number: 
2011.4.231
Credit Line: 
Gift of Corning Inc.
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Colorless glass; cast, engraved. Irregularly-shaped colorless glass sculpture with engraved depiction of male figure, Narcissus, laying beside a pool of water with one finger making ripples of concentric circles in water.
Inscription
Steuben Engraved on bottom of broken shard
Provenance
Steuben Glass, Former Collection 1962 to 2011-11-30
Corning Inc., Source 2011-11-30 to 2011-12-01

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