Bowl

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Object Name: 
Bowl
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
West Germany (blank)
United States
Accession Number: 
86.4.77
Dimensions: 
H: 9.9 cm, D: 22.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1985
Credit Line: 
Gift of Cary Ferguson
Primary Description: 
Colorless lead glass; blown and cut. Hemispherical shape with serrated scalloped edge (seven serrations per scallop); complex pattern of three circles, alternating with three rectangles of chain bottom around sides, hobstars in center of each circle and in center base; signed inscription with diamond point "Cary S. Ferguson 1985" on exterior base and acid-stamped "FERGUSON'S CUT GLASS WORKS/USA" in a circle around a gemstone on interior base; blue and silver paper label with same logo and "FERGUSON'S CUT GLASS WORKS/CLEVELAND" in a circle around it also on interior.

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Pattern Name: 
"Majestic"
Provenance: 
Ferguson, Cary (b. 1957), Source
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
Blown, Cut
Inscription: 
acid-stamp
Trademark
Copyright: 
© Cary Ferguson