tumbler

Object NameTumbler

Maker Compagnie des Verreries et Cristalleries de Baccarat

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1840-1850

Place MadeFrance

Techniqueblown, cut, sulphide

SizeOverall H: 9.7 cm, Diam: 8 cm

Accession Number79.3.391

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, cut; sulphide. Cylindrical shape; sides with panels of cut ovals with rounded, curved ribs (looking like leaves); oval panel at front encloses molded white sulphide portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte, signed "ANDRIEV F" below shoulder; gadroon-cut foot; circular panel of diamond cutting on underside of base.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation