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Artist: Emil Stanger (American)
Artist: John Rhulander (American)
Artist: Marcus Kuntz (American)
Manufacturer: Whitall Tatum Company (American, 1806 - 1938)
Date: 1900-1910
Dimensions:
3 9/16 × 3 1/8 in. (9 × 8 cm)
Medium: colorless glass
Place of Origin: probably Millville, New Jersey, United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.499
DescriptionColorless glass with a greenish tinge; solid, except for stamen bubble in center, tooled. Encloses a stylized flower of twelve petals (so-called Millville lily or umbrella), with four petals each of alternating green, pale red, and blue frit, formed by a crimp, probably with a central pointed element, forced into the opaque white glass bearing the crushed pattern, to create a deep, tapering central well with bubble above. Applied tooled base. Rough pontil mark.
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