Glass Blind Component

Object Name: 
Glass Blind Component

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Object Name: 
Glass Blind Component
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Corning
Accession Number: 
2011.4.46
Dimensions: 
Overall Th: 1 cm, W: 21.5 cm, D: 4.4 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1867-1868
Credit Line: 
Gift of James H. Ecker
Primary Description: 
Dark, semi-transparent amethyst glass, metal wire; pressed, assembled. Rectangular window blind component with slight vertical S-curve. Cylindrical tip on each end of blind connects to central horizontal bulge. Metal wire hook fixed to center of top edge.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Ecker Sr., James Hungerford, Source
2011-05-24
Category: 
Crystal City
Color: 
amethyst
Technique: 
pressing
assembling
Material: 
glass
metal