Salad Bowl

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Salad Bowl

Manufacturer Libbey Glass Company (American, 1892-1919)

DateProbably around 1910

DimensionsRim L: 12 5/8 in. (32.0 cm); Rim W: 8 3/8 in. (21.4 cm); Base L: 7 7/8 in. (20.0 cm); Base W: 3 15/16 in. (10.0 cm); H: 3 in. (7.6 cm)

MediumThick colorless glass; blank blown in a mold for form. Rim cut and polished.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Owens-Illinois Glass Company

Object number

1951.31

Not on View

DescriptionSide cut with deep V's and X's to form panels. Underside of base cut with a large uneven-rayed star, or sunburst, emanating from a five-pointed star in the center. The panels and top and bottom borders around the bowl are framed with rows of polished engraved notches. Panels matte-engraved with flowers and Greek keys.

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. 698, no. 1148.Exhibition HistoryThe Toledo Museum of Art, Libbey Glass: Triumphs of the Factory, 1888-1920, exhibition, August 14-September 25, 1988 (no catalog).