Water Set (Grand Verres d'Eau)
Manufacturer: Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint-Louis (French, founded 1586)
Date: about 1845
Dimensions:
H: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Medium: Colorless and multi-colored lead glass; blown, lamp-worked, encased, applied, cut, and polished.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 2006.18
DescriptionThe 'Verres d'Eau' consists of a circular tray with a flared rim, its base cut at the reverse with shallow, radiating flutes, upon which rests a large and a small decanter, a covered bowl and a footed tumbler, all decorated with large hexagonal facets in the so-called nid d'abeilles or honeycomb pattern. Their bases are cut in the center with a star. The two carafe stoppers and the finial of the sugar bowl cover are each enclosing a lampworked bouquet of polychrome flowers.
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