firing glass
Object NameFiring glass
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1750
Place MadeGermany
Techniqueblown, trailed, engraved
SizeH: 11.1 cm; D (rim): 7.3 cm, (foot): 7.5 cm
Accession Number79.3.711
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent dark blue non-lead glass; blown, trailed, engraved. Trumpet-shaped bowl and thick stem; trailed blue rim; engraved script "v.W" on the side; spherical air bubble in the stem; thick disk foot; rough-ground pontil mark with engraved lion rampant in the center.Provenance
Former Collection
McKearin Antiques
Pennypacker's Auction, 9/29/61, lot 17
Pennypacker's Auction, 9/29/61, lot 17
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
about 1850-1900
about 1850-1900
about 1850-1900
about 1850-1900
about 1850-1900