this is known as the libbey punchbowl. it was made in 1904 by the libbey company. specifically for the world's fair that was happening in st. louis that a year. oftentimes, companies would make a really grand works for the fair as a way of showcasing their greatest abilities. and what they could really do. so, this is a pete serve cut glass. it was first blown as well was called a bland -- a blank with -- glass blowers within pass it off to colors, that would've gone through several stages of cutting where they first drew out a design and then you go in and you really make the cuts deep and precise, more precise. the wonderful thing about cut glass is that it has this really brilliant look to it. so, when the light shines on it it reflects and refracts and makes this beautiful brilliant look. >> the type of glass that libby was making here, at that time period, was brilliant cut glass. it is what you think of as that very heavy, sparkly, with the beautiful designs that just look like diamonds when the light hits it. so, from the 18 eighties until probably the 19 tw