Pawn Chess Piece

Pawn Chess Piece

 
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Object Name: 
Pawn Chess Piece
Department
Modern
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Corning
Date: 
about 1934-1950
Color
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colorless
Technique
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lost-wax process
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cutting
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polishing
Material
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lead glass
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.7 cm, W: 3.3 cm, D: 3.1 cm
Accession Number: 
52.4.321-21
Credit Line: 
Gift of Frederick Carder
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Pawn Chess Piece. Lead glass, blue; cast, cut and polished. Cast by the "lost wax" method, and the sides and base were wheel-polished after removal from the mold. Eight-sided Pawn with knop on top.
Provenance
Carder, Frederick ((American, born United Kingdom, 1863-1963)), Source
1952-03
For Show, Not Play: Glass Chess Sets
Venue(s)
Museum of American Glass at Wheaton Village 2002-04-03 through 2002-12-06
Carder Gallery, "B" Building
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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