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Place of Originpossibly Southern New Jersey, United States

Date1880-1910

Dimensions2 × 2 7/16 in. (5.1 × 6.3 cm)

Mediumnon-lead glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

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1917.491

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DescriptionBluish-green coloring; solid, except for unintentional bubbles, tooled. Encloses a mushroom pattern composed of chips of white, pale blue, and dark blue, surrounded by fragments of bluish white glass. Small, rough pontil mark projects.

Published ReferencesWilson, Kenneth M., American Glass, 1760-1930: The Toledo Museum of Art, New York: Hudson Hills Press in association with the Toledo Museum of Art, [Lanham, Md.]: National Book Network [distributor], c1994; 2 v. (879 p.): ill. (some col.); 32 cm., 1994, p. 555, no. 924.