Long Optic Bowl
Long Optic Bowl
Manufacturer
Libbey Glass Company
(American, 1892-1919)
Designer
Edwin W. Fuerst
(1903-1988)
Date1940-1945
DimensionsH: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); Rim Diam: 15 in. (38.1 cm)
MediumClear lead glass; blown and mold-blown, applied dome foot
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Object number
1969.65
Not on View
DescriptionLibbey no. 9709 bowl, straight, optic. Colorless glass optic molded with twelve vertical ribs, tooled; applied to optic molded foot with twelve vertical ribs, tooled; rim sheared and fire polished; underside of base ground and polished; no pontil mark.
Published ReferencesLibbey Modern, 1939, p. 17, left.
Libbey Modern, 1942, p. 35, right..
Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Libbey Glass - A Tradition of 150 Years, March 17 - April 7, 1968, cat. no. 22, p. 56.Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1940-1945
Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1940-1945
Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1940-1945
Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1940-1945
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