Steuben Wisteria Glass Elephant

DESCRIPTION: Steuben Wisteria glass elephant with footed mold assisted flower frog.
Cast lead glass.
Elephant with raised trunk standing on round pedestal with flat bottom.

Reference:
Shape 7231, p. 237 Paul V. Gardner book.
Shown in 1932 Steuben Catalog p. 21.
Shape pictured at p. 158 of Objects of Desire, The Art of Frederick Carder by Alan Shovers.
Elephant shown in Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass by Thomas P. Dimitroff at p. 105, Fig. 4.152. Footnotes note. These elephants were used in a variety of ways; flower frogs, luminors and allegedly as hood ornaments for automobiles.
Elephant shown at p. 24 in Frederick Carder and his Steuben Glass 1903-1933 by Rockwell.
Further shown in Ivory, at p.14 of A Guide to Colored Steuben Glass 1903-1933(Book II) by Eric E. Ericson. P. 15, The Pierce Arrow automobile which was manufactured in Buffalo, New York ordered many, and was offered as an optional extra.
CIRCA: 1928.
ORIGIN: USA
DIMENSIONS: L: 5.25" W: 2" H: 5.75".

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