Covered Jar

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Object Name: 
Covered Jar
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
61.3.323
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 21.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1958
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; blown, cut, and engraved. Covered jar.
Provenance: 
Ortlieb, Nora (German, 1904-1984), Source
1961-10-10
Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1959 through 1959
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass (1992) illustrated, p. 126, #126; BIB# 35679
Masterpieces of Glass: A World History From The Corning Museum of Glass (1990) illustrated, pp. 216-217, pl. 100; BIB# 33819
Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass (1959) illustrated, p. 164, pl. 131; BIB# 27614