Bust of George Washington

Object Name: 
Bust of George Washington

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Object Name: 
Bust of George Washington
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, PA, Pittsburgh
Accession Number: 
56.4.5
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 27.3 cm, W (max): 20.2 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1876
Primary Description: 
Bust of George Washington. Opaque and translucent white glass with "satin"-like surface; cast; bust of George Washington on a short drum-like fluted pedestal (head: solid glass).

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
McKearin, George S. (b. 1874), Source
1955-10-21
Category: 
Early American
World's Fairs/Expositions
Color: 
opaque white glass
Technique: 
pressing
casting
Material: 
glass

Exhibitions (3)

Heads of State
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2003-03-20 through 2003-09-01
West Bridge Show
Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: American History in Glass
Venue(s)
Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Library 1996-01-19 through 1996-01-19
 
Masterpieces of American Glass
Venue(s)
Museum of Applied Arts 1990-07-27 through 1990-09-02
State Hermitage Museum 1990-09-15 through 1990-10-21
Museum of the State Institute of Glass 1990-11-02 through 1991-01-04

Publications (4)

Artistry and Innovation in Pittsburgh Glass, 1808-1882: From Bakewell & Ensell to Bakewell, Pears & Co. (2004) illustrated, pp. 190-191, Cat. 107; BIB# 86568
Masterpieces of American Glass (1990) illustrated, pp. 36, 93, pl. 58; BIB# 33046
Shedevry amerikanskogo stekla: iz kollektsij Muzeia Stekla v Korninge i Muzeia Iskusstva v Tolido (1990) illustrated, pp. 64-65, #55; BIB# 34475
American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (1981) illustrated, p. 290, #1137; BIB# 30457