Shoe

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Object Name: 
Shoe
Maker(s): 
Carder, Frederick (American, born United Kingdom, 1863-1963), Designer
Steuben Division, Corning Glass Works (1903-2011), Manufacturer
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Corning
Accession Number: 
66.4.74
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 14 cm, W: 22 cm, D: 8.3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1925
Primary Description: 
Colorless lead glass; mold-blown. High-heeled shoe for a right foot; with applied heel; acid-etched Steuben banner and fleur-de-lis trademark on sole; top rim, part of sole and bottom of heel ground and polished. The slipper is Design no. 6486 in Paul Gardner's Steuben catalogue.

More Info

Department: 
American
Provenance: 
Casson, Mrs. John, Source
Category: 
Crystal City
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
mold-blowing
Material: 
lead glass

Exhibitions (4)

Curiosities of Glassmaking
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2007-04-01 through 2007-10-21
West Bridge Show
The History of Steuben Design, 1903-1989
Venue(s)
Steuben Glass, Inc. 1989 through 1989
 
Frederick Carder, The Possibilties of Glass
Venue(s)
Phoenix Art Museum 1988-11-19 through 1989-01-15
Frederick Carder: Portrait of a Glassmaker
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1985-04 through 1985-10
Davenport Art Gallery 1985-12-01 through 1986-01-12
Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg 1986-09-21 through 1986-11-09
Walters Art Gallery 1987-02-18 through 1987-04-12
 

Publications (4)

Din Lumea Larga (2007-07) illustrated, p. 35;
Curiously Interesting: The Corning Museum of Glass Presents All things Odd and Glass (2007-06) illustrated, p. 19; BIB# AI72435
Frederick Carder: Portrait of a Glassmaker (1985) illustrated, pl. 55, p. 96; BIB# 31168
New Slippers for Cinderella? (1976-09) pp. 42-46, ill. p. 46;