Wine Glass, 1900-1915
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Artifact Overview
Art Glass is ornamental and decorative glass dating from the mid-to-late 19th century through the early 20th century. Makers of Art Glass employed newly developed technologies for producing vibrant colors and surface textures. This is most famously seen in the iridescent surfaces of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his contemporaries, although Art Glass took many shapes and forms.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Wine glass
Date Made
1900-1915
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
78.76.9.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Blown glass
Color
Blue
Yellow (Color)
Pink (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 4.5 in
Diameter: 2.25 in
Inscriptions
engraved on bottom:
KEW BLAS
written on a fragment of a paper label on bottom:
NO.221
printed on round paper label with scalloped edge:
2522 / COCKTAIL
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