Mat-su-no-ke

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Artist/Maker	Steuben (manufacturer) Frederick Carder (designer)
Place of origin	Corning (made)

Glass tumbler with handle, 'Mat-su-no-ke', ovoid shape with flared rim, D-shaped handle, probably turn mould blown and hot worked. It is clear greenish glass with a turquoise handle and rim. The decoration on the lower end of the handle continues over the body of the tumbler in Japanese-style stalk with applications in the form of fan-like/prunus-like prunts.

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Category	Glass
Object type	Tumbler
Title	Mat-su-no-ke (series title)
Materials and techniques	Glass, turn mould blown, hot worked Glass Turn Mould Blown Hot Worked
Brief description	Glass tumbler with handle, 'Mat-su-no-ke', probably mould-blown and hot-worked, designed by Frederick Carder, Steuben, Corning, USA, probably designed before 1918, made 1920's.
Physical description	Glass tumbler with handle, 'Mat-su-no-ke', ovoid shape with flared rim, D-shaped handle, probably turn mould blown and hot worked. It is clear greenish glass with a turquoise handle and rim. The decoration on the lower end of the handle continues over the body of the tumbler in Japanese-style stalk with applications in the form of fan-like/prunus-like prunts.
Dimensions	Height: 15.5cm Including handle width: 11.2cm Depth: 8.3cm
Credit line	Gift of Marie and Frederick Rockwell III
Object history	This shape was accompanied by a matching jug, the set being shape no.3329
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.160-1997

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O304319/mat-su-no-ke-tumbler-frederick-carder/

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