Brooklyn Museum: Decorative Arts: Glass

Glass

Designer: Robert Venturi, American, born 1925
Manufacturers: Swid Powell; Riedel
Medium: Glass
Geographical Locations:
- Possible place made: Austria
- Possible place made: New York, New York, USA
Dates: ca. 1985
Dimensions: 4 x 3 x 3 in. (10.2 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm)
Markings: On underside edge, etched: "RV [letters backwards] [square with illegible letters -- possibly backwards RC -- in center]" On clear, square sticker affixed to side of glass at top, printed in pink: "Swid Powell / Made in Austria / Lead Crystal / Over 24% PBO"
Signature: ni signature
Inscriptions: no inscriptions
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th floor
Accession Number: 85.158.25
Credit Line: Gift of Paul F. Walter
Image: Overall, 85.158.24_85.158.25_85.158.26_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Cylindrical glass, colorless, with engraved paired bars scattered in random pattern. CONDITION: Undamaged.

Collections: Decorative Arts: Glass