Verre de Soie
Tumbler
1905 (designed), c.1924 (manufactured)
1905 (designed), c.1924 (manufactured)
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Glass tumbler of 'Verre de Soie' glass type which is clear glass with pale gold iridensence; pink threading at lower part of bowl and round foot edge, of ovoid shape, probably turn mould blown with mechanical threading.
Object details
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| Title | Verre de Soie (series title) |
| Materials and techniques | Glass, probably turn mould blown, mechanical threading |
| Brief description | Tumbler of 'Verre de Soie' glass type, probably turn mould blown with mechanical threading, designed by Frederick Carder, made in Corning, USA, designed 1905, made c.1924. |
| Physical description | Glass tumbler of 'Verre de Soie' glass type which is clear glass with pale gold iridensence; pink threading at lower part of bowl and round foot edge, of ovoid shape, probably turn mould blown with mechanical threading. |
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| Credit line | Gift of Marie and Robert Frederick III |
| Object history | This shape (no.6026) was also made with a handle and matching jug. It is described as a tumbler either with or without a handle. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.159-1997 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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