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Manufacturerprobably Gillinder and Sons (American, 1861-1930)

Place of Originprobably Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date1861-1871

Dimensions1 15/16 × 2 1/2 in. (5 × 6.4 cm)

Mediumcolorless glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1917.511

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DescriptionSolid, tooled. Encloses a mushroom pattern around a central large red-and-white crimped cane with a white ropelike circle in its center, surrounded by two outer rings of white millefiori canes around a single inner ring of red-and-white crimped canes. All the canes are drawn down to form the mushroom; the lower ends of the columnar stalk extend almost to the large, deep, concave polished pontil mark. Top cut with one large round printie, side cut with five printies.

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. 550, no. 912.