Spoon Holder

ca. 1889

Not on view

This spoon holder descended in the family of George W. Leighton, who in 1889 received the patent for "onyx" glass of which this piece is an example.

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Provenance

Title: Spoon Holder
Maker: Dalzell, Gilmore and Leighton (1885–1898)
Date: ca. 1889
Geography: Made in Findlay, Ohio, United States
Culture: American
Medium: Blown cranberry and opaque white glass
Dimensions: H. 4 in. (10.2); Diam. 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Credit Line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1984
Object Number: 1984.218.8
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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