wine glass
Object NameWineglass
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateprobably 1800-1899
Place Madeprobably Low Countries
Techniqueblown, trailed, pincered
SizeH: 18.2 cm; D (rim): 7 cm, (foot): 9.1 cm
Accession Number79.3.1022
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass with slight green-greyish tinge; bubbles, seeds, and few refractory inclusions; blown, applied. Conical bowl, furnace-opened, and rounded to base; composite stem, consisting of merese, hollow double knop, another merese and larger hollow double knop, cap, extended into tall avolio. Blown foot with infolded rim and rough, large pontil mark. Applied to stem are two brackets, each made of two threads that are bent into scrolls and angular shapes, and pincered into zipper patterns. The grooves in the stem are matted.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
