Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS 5D Mark II digital slr-2012.

Gazing Globe

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1860-1880

MediumBlown glass | Silver | Cork

DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm)
Base: 4 3/8 in. (11.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number0.916

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-4, Case 28

DescriptionBlown silvered glass baluster stem, round foot with round top, cork plug on bottom covered with square of lead foil.

Label TextAmerican, probably New England Gazing Globe, ca. 1860-80 Blown glass, silvered Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 0.916