Heavy Cut Glass Bowl W/ Wheat, Bird and Flower Motifs, c. 1900

Make:  Unknown, possibly American

Age: c. 1900

Construction: Cut and Wheel Etched Glass

Dimensions:  4 7/8" Tall x 10" Diameter

Condition:  Fair pre-owned vintage condition. Numerous chips on rim. Please see photos. 

Details:  Large, deep clear glass bowl with scalloped edge. Decorative components include cut and deeply wheel-etched elements.  Overall design is repeated three times around the bowl.  Cut sheaves of wheat near scalloped edge surmount a deeply etched flower with cut leaves radiating from an etched central flower on bottom of bowl.  A deeply etched singing bird is perched on one frond of each flower. Near center of bowl, a smaller etched flower with wheat or laurel-like leaves fills the spaces between the major motifs. The glass of the bowl is 1/2" thick throughout.  There are a number of chips and fleabites on the lip, commensurate with age and use.  There is some very minor wear on bottom of bowl.  It appears to have been a much-loved, prize possession.