bowl
Object NameBowl
Made FromGlass
Date1-50
Place MadeRoman Empire; possibly Italy
Techniquecast, sagged over mold, tooled, cut, ground
SizeOverall H: 4.9 cm, Diam (max): 17 cm
Accession Number79.1.46
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpaque white glass with tiny black impurities; cast, sagged over mold, ribs tooled, cut and ground. Shallow bowl; rim ground flat; bottom slightly hollowed. Twenty-four ribs on exterior running from shortly below rim almost to center of bottom. Exterior above ribs and whole of interior ground; interior has lathe-cut circle, D: 0.9 cm., at center, surrounded by pair of concentric circles, D: 5.3-5.8 cm.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
