DESCRIPTION: Steuben Gladys Carder glass portrait relief (Welles (b. 1889 - 1969)
verified by grave site) as a young girl. Daughter of F. Carder.
Cast lead glass intaglio cut
Signed "F. Carder" in script.

Reference:
Beth Shaut reports that this Portrait of Frederick Carders daughter was part of the Carder family possessions that was lost as a result of a divorce. Probably a one of a kind plaque. While attending the Sept. 2002 Symposium of Carder Steuben Club in Corning, Tom Dimitroff indicated that the plaster cast for this plaque is owned by the Museum.
From the Estate of Paul Windorf. As described in the Early's Fall Art Auction catalogue for Sept. 7, 2002: 607 Rectangular deep cut plaque of a small girl with cut flower accent, 9" x 7", signed F. Carder.
Shown p. 154 of Objects of Desire: The Art of Frederick Carder by Alan Shovers.
See, also a bronze done when Gladys was 11 months old called a Study of a Childs Head, exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in London in 1893. See Ill. 35 p. 21 of The Glass of Frederick Carder by Paul V. Gardner.
Steuben made many articles in pressed glass--ashtrays; Lincoln and Washington Head plaques with metal bases; eagle, pheasant, gazelle, duck, and pigeon figurines (later cut and polished to remove the mold marks); p. 178, American Art Nouveau Glass by Albert Christian Revi.
Pictured at p. 154 of Objects of Desire, The Art of Frederick Carder by Alan Shovers.

Provenance:
Estate of Mr. and Ms. Alan Shovers
Acquired 9/7/02 at the Earlys Fall Auction in Cincinnati, OH.

CIRCA: Early 1900s

DIMENSIONS: (Plaque) H: 9" x W: 0.75" x L: 7" (Base) H: 11.5" x W: 4" x L: 10.5"

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