Figurine of a Beggar

Object Name: 
Figurine of a Beggar

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Object Name: 
Figurine of a Beggar
Place Made: 
France, probably Nevers
Accession Number: 
59.3.22
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 5.5 cm, W: 4.6 cm, D: 2.3 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1700-1725
Primary Description: 
Figurine of a Beggar.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Category: 
Baroque
Color: 
opaque white glass
cream
pink
green
blue
brown
black
Technique: 
lampworking
Material: 
glass

Publications (18)

Glassworks: The Art of Frederick Birkhill (2020) illustrated, p. 31;
Il Vetro a Lume = Lampworking (2018) illustrated, v. 1, p. 168 (fig. 112);
Acik Alev Karsisinda Kivirma, Bukme, Ufleme Teknikleri (2009) illustrated, p. 137, fig. 163; BIB# 123163
18th-Century Lampworking Challenges Our Future (2008-10) illustrated, p. 33; BIB# AI76534
What I Tell My Students Part I (2008) illustrated, p. 22; BIB# AI74912
No Green Berries or Leaves (2007) illustrated, Plate XXIV, Glass I; BIB# 100858
Glass: A Pocket Dictionary of Terms Commonly Used to Describe Glass and Glassmaking (2006) illustrated, p. 37; BIB# 96551
The Other Side of the Looking Glass. The Glass Body and Its Metaphors (2003) illustrated, p. 5; BIB# 77986
Gegossenes' oder 'gepresstes' Glas. Glasrelief mit dem portrait Louis XIV, von Bernardo Perrotto: Bernardo Perrotto, der judische Glasmacher aus Altare, das Geschlecht der Gonzaga und die Glasfiguren aus Orleans und Nevers. (2002) illustrated, p. 51, fig. 078;
Objects of Fantasy: Glass Inclusions of the Nineteenth Century (2001) illustrated, p. 91, #49; BIB# 68390
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass: Checklist of the Exhibition (1999) illustrated, p. 41; BIB# 63967
Breve Storia Del Vetro a Lume (A Brief History of Lampworking) (1998/06) illustrated, p. 49; BIB# AI44526
Glass: A Pocket Dictionary of Terms Commonly Used to Describe Glass and Glassmaking (1993) p. 33; BIB# 35660
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass (1992) illustrated, p. 61, #46; BIB# 35679
Hikari no shouchu: sekai no garasu = The glass (1992) p. 203; BIB# 58995
Masterpieces of Glass: A World History From The Corning Museum of Glass (1990) illustrated, pp. 162-163, pl. 73; BIB# 33819
Story of Glass Coloring Book (1981) illustrated, p. 33; BIB# 67749
Masterpieces of Glass: A World History from The Corning Museum of Glass (1980) pp. 162-163, pl. 73; BIB# 20953