Sculpture
Manufacturer
Imperial Glass Co.
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1949-1952
MediumPressed glass
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Base: 5 1/2 x 3 in. (14 x 7.6 cm)
Base: 5 1/2 x 3 in. (14 x 7.6 cm)
InscribedMarked on the side in etched script: "Virginia B. Evans" the designer of the "Cathay Crystal" line.
Credit LineGift of Greater Washington Glass Club in honor of Orva Walker Heissenbuttel for the Orva Collection of Ohio Glass
Object number88.120
Not on view
Description"Empress" book stop/sculpture. Pressed colorless, etched (frosted) surface, a bust in the style of a Chinese Bodhisattvas on a rectangular block.
Imperial Glass Co.