Cognac snifter from the Princess Series
Cognac snifter from the Princess Series
Designer
Bent Ole Severin
(Denmark, 1925 -2012)
Factory/Foundry
Kastrup OG Holmegaard Glasverker A/S
(1823-2008)
Date1958 (designed); about 1959 (made)
DimensionsH: 12.1 cm.; Diam. (rim): 5.5 cm; Diam. (foot) 4.3 cm; Diam. (bowl): 8.3 cm.
MediumColorless lead glass, blown and mold-formed, tooled
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Edward T. Hill
Object number
2013.163
Not on View
DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, blown and mold-formed. Balloon-shaped, thin-walled blown bowl narrowing to the rim. Lower part of gather is molded to form inverted cone of solid, heavy glass with an air bubble in the center.
Published References"New Acquisitions," New Glass Review 35, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY, 2014, repr. (col.) p.125.
Exhibition Historycf. Toledo Museum of Art; Corning, Corning Museum of Glass, Glass 1959: a Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass, Feb. 1-28, 1960.
Perhaps second quarter of 1st century
1815-1830
1830-1860
about 578-614
Probably 4th century
Probably 4th century
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