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bowl

Object NameCovered Bowl

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1800-1899

TechniqueBlown, applied

SizeOverall H: 28 cm; Rim Diam: 19 cm

Accession Number73.3.440

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Place Made

probably Italy, Venice

Physical DescriptionTransparent non-lead glass of distinct yellowish tint; blown. (a) Cylindrical shape with two applied solid loop handles with pincered quilling; six applied pink and opaque white flowers (three on each side, between handles); flat base, trailed foot ring; rough pontil mark on underside of base. (b) Domed shape with folded flange, cylindrical rim; finial on top composed of a hollow flattened ball, between disk-shape mereses, and pincered decoration consisting of curved, spiral-molded rods, connected at the top, with pincered decoration of a pink-and-white flower on a curved stalk, between the upright rods; two pincered leaves, topped by a pink-and-white flower; rough pontil mark on inside of lid.
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