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Bowl

Bowl
Object name 
Bowl
Date 
1840-1850
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 1 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. ( 3.2 x 11.7 cm )
Description 
Colorless pressed lead glass small bowl with scalloped rim, crossed peacock feathers alternating with diamonds and circles on sides, and rayed center with six stippled segments.
Credit Line 
Gift of Miss Fannie G. Dudley & Family
Object Number 
1957.155
Gallery Label 
Fragments of this pattern were found at the Sandwich factory site; however, it was also manufactured elsewhere (see "American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass," p. 87).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group