Dresser Jar

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Object Name: 
Dresser Jar
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, NY, Corning
Accession Number: 
90.4.190
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 4.5 cm, W: 6.8 cm, D: 6.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1915-1930
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds from the Fellows of The Corning Museum of Glass
Primary Description: 
Dresser Jar. Colorless lead glass; mold-blown, cut and engraved. Square shape, ground and polished top rim; short straight neck, flat shoulders, square body; stone-engraved scroll-work cartouches on all four sides, floral sprays on shoulders; square base, ground and polished flat.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Skinner, Inc., Source
1990-02-14
Forgett, Veronica, Former Collection
Category: 
Crystal City
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
moldblowing
cutting
engraving
Material: 
lead glass

Publications (2)

The American Cut Glass Industry: T. G. Hawkes and His Competitors (1996) illustrated, p. 95, #5-1; BIB# 36646
Art Glass and Lamps: The Collection of Veronica R. Fogett (1990-01-26) lot 44; BIB# 9644