Sherry Glass

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Sherry Glass

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Company (American, 1892-1919)

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Manufacturing Company (American, 1919 - 1935)

DateProbably 1920-1930; possibly 1915-1920

DimensionsH: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); Rim Diam: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm); Base Diam: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)

MediumColorless glass.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Owens-Illinois Glass Company

Object number

1951.143

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DescriptionBowl blown and finished by tooling. Applied tooled stem and foot. No pontil mark. Stem cut to hexagonal form, with cutting extending onto lower part of bowl in alternating long and short panels. Bowl engraved with pattern of three alternating bunches of grapes and leaves, matte finish.

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. 742, no. 1270.