tableware
Object NameJug, Bowl, and Cup with Saucer
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1750-1800
Place MadeCentral Europe
TechniqueBlown, trailed
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number75.3.98
Credit LineGift of John B. Strater, Charles Helme Strater, Jr., and Mrs. Margaret S. Robinson in memory of Charles Helme and Alice B. Strater
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
A Cup of Kindness
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque powder blue and opalescent white non-lead glasses; blown, trailed. (Aa) True baluster shape, of opaque blue; cylindrical neck with trailed white rim; the rim pulled into a tiny pouring spout; bulbous sides; applied loop handle, curled at the lower terminal; trailed foot ring; rough pontil mark; two paper labels, one with perforated edge stamped "348" in black, glued on top of an octagonal paper label with printed gold outline, inscribed in black ink script "RE". (Ab) Domed shape with folded rim and tapered brim; applied white ball finial, with rough pontil mark on top; fragmentary paper label with printed blue border and serrated edge, more than half scraped off. (Ba) Cylindrical sides; rounded base; trailed white rim; trailed foot ring with trailed white rim; rough pontil mark; inscribed on the bottom in black painted (?) script "4. Hisk" (?) and another number; slight remnants of a paper label. (Bb) Domed shape with folded rim and tapered brim; trailed white glass band around a drawn blue ball finial, with broken pontil mark on top; paper label inside, with printed blue border and serrated edge, inscribed in black ink script "H.1+" (?), and remains of a black painted (?) inscription (?). (Ca) Hemispherical shape, with slightly everted rim, with trailed white edge; trailed foot ring; rough pontil mark covered with a tan paper label with serrated edge, inscribed in black ink "524". (Cb) Shallow, circular shape, with curved sides; trailed white rim; trailed foot ring; small rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
John B. Strater
