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Object NameJug
Made FromGlass, Gilding, Paint or Enamel
Dateprobably 1800-1899
Place MadeOttoman Empire; Europe
TechniqueBlown, gilded, enameled or painted
SizeOverall H: 12.6 cm, Diam (max): 8.8 cm
Accession Number79.1.196
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection
Not On View
Physical DescriptionJug. Semi-transparent grayish white "opal" glass; blown; base formed from separate gather; handle attached; rim finished at glory hole. Jug. Rim plain; neck cylindrical, tapering slightly toawrd bottom; squat, roughly biconical body; hollow conical foot with plain edge; pontil mark. Handle dropped on to neck just above mid-point, drawn upward, outward and downward in smooth curve, attached to wall just above greatest diameter, pulled down over greatest diameter, crimped and then turned up at end, which is pressed against bottom of crimp. Traces of what appear to be gilding and red paint or enamel.
Provenance
Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation - 1979-03-25

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