Brooklyn Museum: Decorative Arts: Water Glass

Water Glass

Manufacturer: A.H. Heisey & Company, 1896-1957
Medium: Glass
Place Manufactured: Newark, Ohio, USA
Dates: ca. 1930
Dimensions: 4 5/8 x 4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.
Markings: no marks
Signature: no 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: 1990.188.2
Credit Line: Gift of Jacques Caussin
Image: Overall, 1990.188.1_1990.188.2_1990.188.3_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Water glass, molded etched colorless glass; shallow bowl, stepped rectangular stem, low pyramidal seamed rectangular base etched on underside in two repeats of shooting star motif. Etched decoration on bowl consists of motif repeated three times: ridged six-pointed star enclosed by four graduated star outlines contained within four concentric circles; shooting star motif with two stars flanking tail moves from top left to bottom right of each circle. CONDITION: Very good.

Collections: Decorative Arts: Water Glass