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Three Glass Rods
France
(left) Saint Louis (attributed), circa 1964
Diameter: 1 cm square (3/8 inch square) Full length: 35 cm (13 3/4 inches)
(702494)

Four-sided glass rod enclosing opaque white filigree twists; beveled ends

(center) Baccarat (attributed), circa 1964
Diameter: 2 cm (3/4 inch) Full length: 23.7 cm (9 5/16 inches)
(702491)

Octagonal glass rod with a white filigree twist enclosing four pink twisted rods

(right) Saint Louis (attributed), circa 1964
Diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 inch) Full length: 27.5 cm (10 13/16 inches)
(702493)

Octagonal glass rod enclosing blue, white, pink, red, and light blue twisted rods; ovel cuts in glass encircling rod near center; narrow faceting on ends; rod tapers toward one end

Photo by Gary Andrashko, Illinois State Museum