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Object NameGoblet
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1600-1650
Place Madeprobably Low Countries; possibly Germany
Techniqueblown
SizeOverall H: 24.9 cm; Diam (rim): 8.2 cm, (foot): 11.1 cm
Accession Number74.3.157
Credit LineGift of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionGoblet. Colorless (yellowish) and opaque white non-lead glass; blown. Tall bowl with flaring rim, waisted below, formed as a series of bulbous rings decreasing in size toward the bottom; decorated with crossed opaque white threading forming a net pattern; merese above a hollow, flattened, white-ribbed knop and a merese; folded trumpet-shaped foot, decorated with white threading; rough pontil mark.
Provenance
Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1974
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