tumbler
Object NameTumbler
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1800-1899
Place MadeContinental Europe; possibly Scandinavia
TechniqueFree-blown, engraved
SizeOverall H: 8.5 cm; Rim Diam (max): 7.8 cm; Base Diam (max): 6.8 cm
Accession Number50.3.66
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTumbler. Colorless lead glass of grayish cast; free-blown and engraved. Squat cylindrical form with thick base with large ground and polished center on bottom; engraved decoration in Empire style: at top, dot and vee line edging; dots between tiny ovals in vee line above and below wide band with large clear diamonds having a dot in each corner and stylized flower in center and, on "frosted" triangles between diamonds, polished ovals; bottom edge, circlet of crossed (x) lines and tiny horizontal ovals between two vertical ovals.Provenance
Source
George D. Macbeth
(1892-1968) - 1950-10-01
1850-1875
1656
1654
800-999