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

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
Wine Glass, 1900-1915