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Centerpiece (glass bowl)

1792
fabricated by

William Pitts

(British)
fabricated by

Joseph Preedy

(British)
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Culture
England, 18th century
Medium
silver and glass
Credit Line
Bequest of Maud Eells Corning 1993.174.b
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Location
Not on view
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A wide, shallow centerpiece bowl features a colorless glass body divided into panels of horizontal ridges. Its scalloped rim is composed of rounded peaks, each detailed with fine vertical lines. A textured silver ring with a beaded pattern forms the base. Light refracts through the transparent material, highlighting repeating geometric textures. Resting on a white surface, the bowl casts a soft, radiating shadow beneath its structured form.

Centerpiece (glass bowl)

1792

William Pitts, Joseph Preedy

(British), (British)
England, 18th century

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