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Object Name:

Vase

Title:

Fountain in Spain

Maker(s):

Bone, Sir Muirhead (Scottish, 1876-1953), Designer

Steuben Glass, Inc., Maker

Place Made:

United States, NY, Corning

Accession Number:

2003.4.57

Dimensions:

Overall H: 28.7 cm, Diam (max): 19.6 cm

Location:

Not on Display

Date:

1939

Credit Line:

Gift of Steuben Division of Corning Incorporated, Design Department

Web Description:

The Scottish engraver Sir Muirhead Bone trained in Glasgow, and he was widely known for his engravings of architectural subjects. During World War I and World War II, he served as an official artist with the British armed forces, and he was knighted in 1937. In 1936, he published Old Spain, a two-volume collection of his watercolors and drawings.

More Info

Department:

Modern

Series:

Twenty-seven Contemporary Artists

Provenance:

Steuben Glass, Inc., Source

2003-07-23

Category:

Modern

Color:

colorless

Technique:

mold-blown and engraved

Inscription:

Muirhead Bone

Signature

Engraved right below image in script

Description

Primary Description:

Colorless glass; blown and engraved. Vase has wide flared foot that narrows to low neck, widens to rounded body, then narrows slight to rim. Decorated with a engraved series of star designs just below rim and a central image of a large fountain with nine female figures.

Exhibitions (2)

Curious and Curiouser: Surprising Finds from the Rakow Library

Venue(s)

Rakow Library, Corning Museum of Glass 2017-04-08 through 2018-02-17

From advertisements for glass eyes to patents for preserving the dead in glass; from glasshouse dollars to drawings by worldfamous artists such as Salvador Dali and Georgia O’Keeffe. These are some of the rarely seen wonders in Curious and Curiouser: Surprising Finds from the Rakow Library. Artists, researchers, authors, and glass enthusiasts of all kinds use the Rakow Library’s holdings to learn more about glass, which often leads to voyages of discovery in unexpected directions. Come discover how the rare collections and curiosities in the Rakow Library have inspired others and how they can inspire you.

Glass and Glamour: Steuben's Modern Moment, 1930-1960

Venue(s)

Museum of the City of New York 2003-10-14 through 2004-04-11