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Footed Bowl Bowl

This is a bowl. It is dated ca. 1810 and we acquired it in 1986. Its medium is glass. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This oval-shaped bowl with scalloped rim, and a wide band of shallow diamonds filled with small diamonds or stars with a row of husks beneath is a dazzling display of geometry as decoration.

This object was bequest of Walter Phelps Warren. It is credited Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren.

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Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 21.8 x 31.3 x 18cm (8 9/16 x 12 5/16 x 7 1/16in.)

Cite this object as

Footed Bowl Bowl; Ireland; glass; H x W x D: 21.8 x 31.3 x 18cm (8 9/16 x 12 5/16 x 7 1/16in.); Bequest of Walter Phelps Warren; 1986-61-142

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Making Design.

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