Candlestick with Spiral Decoration
Manufacturer
Steuben Glass Works
(American, 1903 - 2011)
Designer
Walter Dorwin Teague
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1932
MediumBlown glass | Acid-etched glass
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Base: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Base: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)
InscribedEngraved "STEUBEN" in center of polished pontil.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.585
Not on view
DescriptionBlown, colorless, cylindrical, slightly flaring rim, decorated etched spiral band.Label TextDesigned by Walter Dorwin Teague (1883-1960) Steuben Glass Works, Corning, New York Candlestick with Spiral Decoration, ca. 1932 Blown glass, acid-etched Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr., 0.585 Exhibition HistoryLoaned to: The Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian, 4/17-7/26/87; Center for Fine Arts, Miami, FL, 9/2-11/1/87; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 11/28-1/17/88; Philbrook Museum, Tulsa, 2/7-3/27/88; Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, 4/23-7/10/88. "Glass and Glamour: Steuben's Modern Moment, 1930-1960," Museum of the City of New York, New York, November 7, 2003 - April 25, 2004. Published ReferencesMadigan. _Steuben Glass_. 69-70. Gardner. _The Glass of Frederick Carder_. 321, Cat #7486/Decoration-T32 Spiral. A. Duncan. _American Art Deco_. 123, ill.
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