Collection Highlights
The Solitary Oak (The Old Oak)
1844
1858.75
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Dish: Abstract Design
Object name
Dish: Abstract Design
Date
1840-1850
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 7 1/8 in. ( 5.1 x 18.1 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass bowl with scalloped rim, crossed peacock feathers alternating with diamonds and circles on sides, and rayed center with six stippled segments.
Object Number
INV.12935
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.
