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Place of OriginUnited States

Date1880-1900

Dimensions3 7/8 × 3 7/8 in. (9.8 × 9.8 cm)

Mediumcolorless glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1917.524

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DescriptionSolid, tooled. Encloses four crimped flowerpots of variegated red, white, and blue glass, each enclosing bubbles and a red, blue, and white stylized flower with a bubble center surrounding a single flower of the same colors in the center. Rough, concave pontil mark. Rough ground base.

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. 557, no. 928.