Orchid Bowl
Manufacturer
Verlys of America
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1935-1940
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Overall, Rim: 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 14 1/8 in. (35.9 cm)
InscribedEngraved script center inside: "Verlys"
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.5943
Not on view
DescriptionPressed, electric blue ("Directoire Blue"), 3 raised orchids in a swirled design.Exhibition History"Garden Reflections: Art Nouveau & Art Deco Glass from the Chrysler," Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, April 1 - 25, 1999. Published ReferencesMcPeek, VERLYS OF AMERICA DECORATIVE GLASS, 1972; Nancy O. Merrill, A CONCISE HISTORY OF GLASS REPRESENTED IN THE CHRYSLER MUSEUM GLASS COLLECTION, (Norfolk, VA: TCM, 1989), No. 286, ill. p. 178; #286, p. 222; "Glass Institute Announces Handbook, Forum II", TCM BULLETIN, Vol. 19 #1 (Jan. 1989), ill. p. 1.
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