Burgundy Glass, "Embassy" Pattern Designer: Edwin W. Fuerst (American, 1903–1988)
Designer: Walter Dorwin Teague (American, 1883–1960)
Manufacturer: Libbey Glass Company, a subsidiary of Owens-Illinois Glass Co. (American, 1935–1943)

introduced 1939

American Decorative Arts

Not on view

Medium

Colorless lead glass

Dimensions

H. 6 7/8 × Diam. 2 1/2 in. (17.5 × 6.4 cm)

Credit Line

John C. Waddell Collection, Gift of John C. Waddell, B.A. 1959

Accession Number

2012.124.1.8

Geography

Designed in New York, New York, Manufactured in Toledo, Ohio

Culture

American

Period

20th century

Classification

Containers

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Purchased by John C. Waddell, New York, 1988
Bibliography

  • John Stuart Gordon, American Glass: The Collections at Yale (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2018), 242–43, no. 125.
  • John Stuart Gordon et al., A Modern World: American Design from the Yale University Art Gallery, 1920–1950 (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2011), 223, no. 146.

Object copyright
Copyright Artist/Estate/Foundation
In Copyright
Additional information

Marks

"Libbey," acid-etched inside circle on underside of foot

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