Opaline Bottle and Stopper

Object Name: 
Opaline Bottle and Stopper

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Object Name: 
Opaline Bottle and Stopper
Accession Number: 
2005.4.174
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 34.4 cm, W: 18.7 cm, D: 10.1 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1970
Primary Description: 
Opaline Bottle and Stopper. Opaque and transparent opaline glass; blown, hot-worked, applied. Sculptural vessel with applied lines and leaves on two sides. Pressed medallion in center of bottle and on stopper.
Provenance: 
Dreisbach, Fritz (American, b. 1941), Source
Color: 
Material: 
Inscription: 
Fritz Dreisbach / RISD 70
signature
Engraved On top of foot
Objects: USA 2020 (2020) illustrated, p. 39 (right);
Venice and American Studio Glass (2020) illustrated, p. 21 (fig. 15);
Contemporary Glass Vessels: Selections from the Corning Museum of Glass (2015) illustrated, p. 31, 68-69 (fig. 54, plate 11); BIB# 149403
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2005 (2006) illustrated, p. 16, left; BIB# AI90241
Recent Important Acquisitions (2006) illustrated, p. 111; BIB# AI98523