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Manhattan was made in a wide range of tableware and decorative forms while in production between 1938 and 1941. The cocentric ring pattern of the compote not only adds dynamism to the design that reflects the stepped look of skyscrapers, but also hides flaws in the glass.
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- Charles L. Venable, Ellen P. Denker, Katherine C. Grier, Stephen G. Harrison, China and Glass in America, 1880-1980: From Tabletop to TV Tray (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), cat. 167, 460.
- DMA unpublished material, Label text [1995.173.2], transcribed 2017.
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Until 1995: Collection of Walter R. Ludwig, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1]
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[1] See receipt from Walter Ludwig, Collectible Glassware of the 20th century, in Collections Records Object File (1995.173.1-2)
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General Description
Manhattan was made in a wide range of tableware and decorative forms while in production between 1938 and 1941. The cocentric ring pattern of the compote not only adds dynamism to the design that reflects the stepped look of skyscrapers, but also hides flaws in the glass.
Excerpt from
- Charles L. Venable, Ellen P. Denker, Katherine C. Grier, Stephen G. Harrison, China and Glass in America, 1880-1980: From Tabletop to TV Tray (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000), cat. 167, 460.
- DMA unpublished material, Label text [1995.173.2], transcribed 2017.
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Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Process/materials
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RELATED OBJECTS
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Until 1995: Collection of Walter R. Ludwig, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [1]
From 1995: Dallas Museum of Art,
[1] See receipt from Walter Ludwig, Collectible Glassware of the 20th century, in Collections Records Object File (1995.173.1-2)
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