Finger Bowl and Plate, 1900-1920

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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

Finger bowl

Date Made

1900-1920

Location

at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass

Object ID

79.68.92

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Marjorie Seybold.

Material

Glass (Material)
Blown glass

Color

Blue
Yellow (Color)
Pink (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 2.25 in (for finger bowl 79.68.92.1)
Diameter: 5 in (for finger bowl 79.68.92.1)
Height: 0.25 in (for underplate 79.68.92.2)
Diameter: 6.75 in (for underplate 79.68.92.2)

Inscriptions

engraved on bottom of both pieces: KEW BLAS
Finger Bowl and Plate, 1900-1920