Water Set (Grand Verres d'Eau)
Water Set (Grand Verres d'Eau)
Manufacturer
Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint-Louis
French, founded 1586
Dateabout 1845
DimensionsH: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm); Diam: 5 in. (12.7 cm)
MediumColorless and multi-colored lead glass; blown, lamp-worked, encased, applied, cut, and polished.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
2006.21A
On View
Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 4
Mallett, Objects, Glass and Works of Art, 2006, p.66.
Olbrich, Hubert, "Zuckerwasser- Garnituren", Katalog des Zuckermuseums Berlin, Berlin, 1991, pp. 168-169.
Comparative ReferencesSee also Dena K. Tarshis, Objects of Fantasy: Glass inclusions of the Nineteenth Century, 2001, Santa Cruz: Paperweight Press, pp. 106-107, no. 60.
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