Unknown American
Whimsey

CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Whimsey
Datec. 1850–1900
Probable placeNew Jersey, United States
MediumGlass
Dimensions8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.69.454
Not on view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
ProvenanceNo information available; however, probably acquired by Miss Ima Hogg at American Art Galleries, New York, The Jacob Paxson Temple Collection: Two Hundred Years of Glasswork in America, November 17, 1923, as some of the surrounding records were.

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scan from file photograph
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c. 1875–1900
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