Panther

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Object Name: 
Panther
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
France
Accession Number: 
51.3.170
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 16 cm, W: 12 cm, D: 50 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1900-1951
Primary Description: 
Panther. Clear lead glass; molded. Figure of crouching panther supported on heavy clear glass plinth; haunches cut and entire remainder polished.

More Info

Department: 
Modern; Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Baccarat & Porthault, Inc., Source
1951-01-28
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
molding
cutting
polishing
Material: 
lead glass

Exhibitions (1)

Twentieth Century Glass
Venue(s)
Metropolitan Museum of Art 1950-04-20 through 1950-09-15

Publications (2)

Glass Animals: 3,500 Years of Artistry and Design (1988) illustrated, p. 123  (top); BIB# 32200
Twentieth century glass, American and European: a special exhibition (1950) illustrated BIB# 28325