Mechanical Glass Theater

Object Name: 
Mechanical Glass Theater

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Object Name: 
Mechanical Glass Theater
Place Made: 
France, possibly Nevers
France, possibly Paris
Accession Number: 
2002.3.22
Dimensions: 
Overall (without frame) H: 51.5 cm, W: 68 cm, D: 25.2 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1725-1775
Primary Description: 
Wood, lampworked glass; mirror, rock crystal, fabric and shell. Large rectangular theater with movable figures sitting at a table.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Mes Rieunier & Bailly-Pommery, Source
2002-07-24
Category: 
Baroque
Material: 
glass
wood
quartz crystal
cloth
shell
mirrors

Exhibitions (1)

The Magic of the Lamp: Flameworked Objects from the Permanent Collection
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2002-10-17 through 2003-02-16

Publications (9)

Il Vetro a Lume = Lampworking (2018) illustrated, v. 1, p. 166 (fig. 110);
Mechanical Glass Theater (family) (2011)BIB# 131686
Mechanical Glass Theater (family-technique) (2011)BIB# 131687
Mechanical Glass Theater (adult) (2011)BIB# 131688
Jurors' Choice (New Glass Review 32) (2011) illustrated, p. 81, top; BIB# AI95693
Masterpiece 2010 London (2010-06) illustrated, p. 79;
A French Feast: The Corning Theatre in Context (2005) illustrated, pp. 371-374; color plates 116-118; BIB# AI68507
Recent Important Acquisitions, 45 (2003) illustrated, p. 206, fig. 7; BIB# AI59133
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2002 (2003) illustrated, p. 10; BIB# AI93609