Bust of a Woman

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Object Name: 
Bust of a Woman
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France, Jeumont
Accession Number: 
79.3.146
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 11.9 cm, W: 6.4 cm, D: 5.9 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1905
Credit Line: 
Gift of Lillian Nassau Ltd.
Primary Description: 
Green glass; pate de verre. Base has been partially ground flat.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Lillian Nassau LLC, Source
1979
Color: 
green
Technique: 
pâte de verre
Material: 
glass
Copyright: 
© Georges Despret

Exhibitions (1)

Particle Theories: International Pate de Verre and Other Cast Glass Granulations
Venue(s)
Museum of American Glass at Wheaton Village 2005-04 through 2006-01

Publications (2)

Contemporary Glass Sculptures and Panels: Selections from the Corning Museum of Glass (2008) illustrated, p. 9 (fig. 6); BIB# 107478
Particle Theories: International Pate de Verre and Other Cast Glass Granulations (2005) illustrated, p. 16, fig. 7; BIB# 87714