Glass
Decorative Arts and Design
On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
DESIGNER
Robert Venturi, American, 1925–2018
MANUFACTURERS
Swid Powell, New York, New York, 1982–2001; Riedel
MEDIUM
Glass
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS
- Possible place made: Austria
- Possible place made: New York, New York, United States
DATES
ca. 1985
DIMENSIONS
5 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (13.3 x 7 x 7 cm) (show scale)
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 Powel[l] / Made in Austria / Lead Crystal / Over 24% PBO"
SIGNATURE
no ssignature
INSCRIPTIONS
no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS
Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER
85.158.24
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Paul F. Walter
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Cylindrical glass, colorless, 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, 5 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (13.3 x 7 x 7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 85.158.24. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 85.158.24_85.158.25_85.158.26_bw.jpg)
IMAGE
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