Bowl
Manufacturer: Redwood Glass Works (American, 1833-1877 or later)
Date: 1833-1850
Dimensions:
H: 18.8 cm (7 13/32 in.); Rim Diam: 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.); Base Diam: 14.0 cm (5 1/2 in.)
Medium: Aquamarine non-lead glass. Blown, applied, and tooled decoration
Place of Origin: Redwood, New York
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1959.75
Label Text:One of the most visually satisfying—and enigmatic— types of early American decorated glass, “lily pad” vessels were blown of unrefined window or bottle glass. The design got its nickname because the applied outer layer of glass has been tooled and shaped into irregular peaks finished with a blob or pad of glass resembling the water plants. For this bowl, the glassblower crimped the foot, thereby reinforcing the sense of movement created by the lily pads. The tooled “tentacles” of glass extend nearly to the rim, and when viewed from the top, form an especially dynamic design.
DescriptionApplied Type III lily pad decoration. Outward-folded rim. Applied foot, crimped. Large, rough, open pontil mark.
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