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These glass drinking vessels were designed by Walter Dorwin Teague and patented in 1940. The design for this set is called the "Embassy Pattern". At this time, it was common for designers to be commissioned by multiple industries to create household goods in the most modern styles

Glass, "Embassy Pattern", Model No. 4900

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

DESIGNERS Walter Dorwin Teague, American, 1883–1960; Edwin W. Fuerst, American, 1903–1988

MANUFACTURER Libbey Glass Company, founded 1888

MEDIUM Glass

Place Manufactured: Toledo, Ohio, United States

DATES patented January 23, 1940

DIMENSIONS 6 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (16.5 x 3.5 cm) Base: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)

MARKINGS Acid-etched on underside of base, in italics, within a circle: "Libby"

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts and Design

ACCESSION NUMBER 2008.58.6

CREDIT LINE Gift of John C. Waddell

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Colorless glass drinking vessel. A low and wide U-shaped (cup) bowl supported by a wide and flat thin rectangular stem with vertical ribs and flatten square knop on each end supported on a flat circular base

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

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