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Place of Originprobably China or possibly United States

Date1890-1910

Dimensions1 5/8 × 2 7/16 in. (4.1 × 6.3 cm)

Mediumcolorless non-lead glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1917.501

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DescriptionColorless with greenish tinge. Solid, with myriad tiny bubbles, tooled. Encloses a stylized roselike flower with three layers of four petals, each of striated pink-and-white glass, with greenish yellow strands between the leaves and a single knot flower in the center with a bubble as the stamen. Flat base ground and polished.

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. 801, no. 1363.