bowl
Object NameCovered Bowl
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Dateabout 1830-1850
Place Madeprobably Bohemia; possibly France
Techniqueblown, pressed, cut
Size(a&b) H: 23.8 cm; (a) H: 13.4 cm, D: 14.3 cm; (b) H: 11.4 cm
Accession Number72.3.186
Credit LineGift of Preston Bassett
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass with slight grey tint; blown, pressed, cut. (a) Rounded bowl with cut fans around rim; four horizontal cut bands below, strawberry diamonds cut around body; attached by a wafer to a pressed standard with columnar stem; flat circular foot with scalloped rim, ten circles on upper surface and a star in center of under-surface; ground and polished base; (b) blown, dome-shape; spherical knob with cut diamonds attached by a wafer to stem with vertical cut flutes; cut strawberry diamonds around sides; ground and polished rim.Provenance
Source
Preston Bassett
- 1972-03-27
