"Grotesque Bowl"

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Object Name: 
Bowl
Title: 
"Grotesque Bowl"
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Corning
Accession Number: 
97.4.72
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 14.9 cm, W: 14.7 cm, L: 26.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1933
Credit Line: 
Gift of Design Dept., Steuben Glass, A Division of Corning Glass Works
Primary Description: 
Colorless lead glass; mold-blown, tooled, ground, polished. Oval shape, molded at base in a square mold with four ribs and tooled into an oval shape with ruffled rim. Base ground and polished with a circular concave center.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Steuben Glass, Inc., Source
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
mold-blown, tooled, ground, polished
tooling
ground glass