bowl

Object NameBowl

Made FromGlass, Silver

Date1600-1699

Place MadeItaly, Venice

TechniqueApplied, blown, tooled

SizeOverall H: 5.9 cm, W: 12.6 cm; Rim Diam: 8.9 cm

Accession Number79.3.1108

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionBowl. Calcedonio. Blown; applied, tooled. Silver mount on foot-ring. Round calcedonio bowl with fire-polished rim, directly applied to shallow, blown foot of opaque brown glass. Bowl is decorated with two applied ear-shaped handles of opaque brown glass with crimped combs; silver ring is mounted on foot; inside is greenish brown.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation - 1979