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Glass

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MANUFACTURERS Swid Powell; Riedel
MEDIUM Glass
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
DATES ca. 1985
DIMENSIONS 4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (10.2 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS On underside edge, etched: "RV [letters backwards] [square with illegible letters -- possibly backwards RC -- in center]" On black, square sticker affixed to side of glass at top, printed in white: "made in austria / RIEDEL [illegible mark; probably same square with RC (?) in center as marked etched into bottom of glass] / since 1756 / lead crystal / over 24% pbo / 8-83"
SIGNATURE no signature
INSCRIPTIONS no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER 85.158.26
CREDIT LINE Gift of Paul F. Walter
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Cylindrical glass, colorless glass, with engraved paired bars scattered in random pattern. CONDITION: Undamaged.
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
CAPTION Robert Venturi (American, 1925-2018). Glass, ca. 1985. Glass, 4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (10.2 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 85.158.26. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 85.158.24_85.158.25_85.158.26_bw.jpg)
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