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The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (r) is a structured vocabulary for generic concepts related to art and architecture. It was developed by The Getty Research Institute to help research institutions become consistent in the terminology they use.Learn More
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Lacy-pattern Pressed Covered Dish. Colorless glass; pressed. (a) Cylindrical dish pressed in a pattern that includes in its upper register: Alternating hearts and two rosettes or stars, one atop the other. The upper rosette has six points or petals, while the lower rosette has eight. Below this is the crosshatched band of a diamond pattern. The bottom register is decorated with an eight-petaled rosette, with a central smaller eight-petaled rosette superimposed. The base also contains a pontil mark in its center, and a u-shaped patch of glass. Scalloped rim. (b) Dome-shaped lid pressed to match dish, with Gothic arches and diamonds. Bladed finial with conical top.
Publications (3)
The Corning Museum of Glass: Notable Acquisitions 2013 (2014)
illustrated, p. 24 (#14);
Notes: Corning Museum Adds Major Work to Glass, Library Collections (2014)
illustrated, p. 379, #11;
BIB# AI100158