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GEORGE WASHINGTON BUST, frosted colorless, hollow

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GEORGE WASHINGTON BUST, frosted colorless, hollow to head, raised on a fluted plinth, no lettering. Attributed to Bakewell, Pears & Co., probably for the Centennial. Fourth quarter 19th century. 10 3/4" h, 4 1/2" dia base
Reference: Parallels Spillman, fig. 1137
Parallels Frick/Pittsburgh, p. 190, fig. 107 (photo reversed)
Provenance: Collection of Helen Z. Liveten
Note: Both Spillman and Palmer illustrate the frosted opaque white example from the Corning Museum of Glass collection. To our knowledge, this frosted colorless example is previously unpublished

Undamaged except for an annealing bruise to one lower front corner of bust, interior annealing lines

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