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Duncan, George & Sons No. 400 (AKA: Three Face, Three Fates, Three Graces, Three Sisters)
Duncan, George & Sons No. 400 (AKA: Three Face, Three Fates, Three Graces, Three Sisters)
Duncan, George & Sons No. 400 (AKA: Three Face, Three Fates, Three Graces, Three Sisters)

Duncan, George & Sons No. 400 (AKA: Three Face, Three Fates, Three Graces, Three Sisters)

Object NameCompote, covered
Manufacturer (American (Pittsburgh, PA), 1874 - 1892)
Manufacturer (American (New Martinsville, WV), 1937 - 1999)
Date1878-1930
MediumNon-flint clear and frosted pressed glass
Dimensions8 × 6 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (20.3 × 15.9 × 15.9 cm) Compote (no lid): 4 1/2 × 6 × 6 in. (11.4 × 15.2 × 15.2 cm) Lid: 4 × 6 1/4 × 6 1/4 in. (10.2 × 15.9 × 15.9 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Glass
Credit LineGift of Jacquelyn, member of #871 Captain Greeley Quester, and Ronald Smith. In the Iowa Quester Glass Collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2016.905ab
Status
Not on view
CultureAmerican
Label TextThree Face (AKA The Sisters, Three Sisters, Three Graces, Three Fates) pattern was designed by John Ernest Miller in 1878 and is believed to have been created from a profile of his wife.
MarkingsFrosted ‘S’ Logo mark on each piece
Locations
  • (not entered)  Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum
Duncan, George & Sons No. 400 (AKA: Three Face, Three Fates, Three Graces, Three Sisters)
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