Steuben #7884 Pedestal Bowl
A Steuben compote with pedestal base, engraved "Steuben" underneath, designed by George Thompson in 1940.
George Thompson, a little-known but highly respected Steuben glass designer, was born in Nebraska and received degrees in architecture from the University of Minnesota and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1936, he was award the MIT Class Medal and the Boston Institute of Architects Prize...George Thompson was for many years senior designer at Steuben. He joined the firm's design department upon its formation in 1936....Thompson's designs were included in every Steuben Glass exhibitions held from 1937 until his retirement in 1974. His works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Palais du Louvre in Paris and the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi.
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A Steuben compote with pedestal base, engraved "Steuben" underneath, designed by George Thompson in 1940.
George Thompson, a little-known but highly respected Steuben glass designer, was born in Nebraska and received degrees in architecture from the University of Minnesota and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1936, he was award the MIT Class Medal and the Boston Institute of Architects Prize...George Thompson was for many years senior designer at Steuben. He joined the firm's design department upon its formation in 1936....Thompson's designs were included in every Steuben Glass exhibitions held from 1937 until his retirement in 1974. His works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Palais du Louvre in Paris and the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi.
Condition: Good.
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