Soda Glass, Safedge® Bell Fountain Pattern
Soda Glass, Safedge® Bell Fountain Pattern
Manufacturer
Libbey Glass Manufacturing Company
(American, 1919 - 1935)
Dateabout 1928 (designed)
DimensionsH: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); Diam: 3 in. (7.6 cm).
MediumGlass; mold-blown.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Libbey Glass Inc.
Object number
2012.85
Not on View
DescriptionMachine-blown colorless glass with enforced, beaded edge, and flat base.
Machine-blown colorless glass with enforced, beaded edge, and flat base.
Published ReferencesTaragin, Davira S., The Alliance of Art and Industry: Toledo Designs for a Modern America, Hudson Hills Press, 2002, p. 157, pl. 3.
Libbey Glass Company, The Story of Libbey Safedge, N.d., Libbey Glass Company Papers, Toledo Museum of Art Archives.
Page, Bob and Dale Fredriksen, A Collection of American Crystal, Replacements Ltd., Greensboro, NC, 1994.
Gantz, Caroll M., Design Chronicles: Significant Mass-Produced Designs of the 20th Century, 2005., p. 71.
Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Toledo Designs, Exhibition, 2002.Comparative ReferencesSee also Wilson, K. M., “New discoveries in American glass, 1760-1930,” The Magazine Antiques, Dec 1993, p. 817.
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