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Object NameCup and Saucer
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1750-1800
Place MadeCentral Europe
Techniqueblown, pattern-molded, spattered
SizeOverall H: 5.2 cm; a) Cup H: 4.7 cm, Diam: 7.9 cm; b) Saucer H: 3 cm, Diam: 12.4 cm
Accession Number75.3.99
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)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpalescent white, purple non-lead glasses; blown, pattern- molded, spattered. (a) Circular shape, with curved sides and flared rim; decorated with vertical ribbing; the interior white, the exterior covered with swirled purple speckling; applied white loop handle with curled lower terminal; trailed white foot ring; rough pontil mark. (b) Shallow, circular shape, with upcurved sides; molded radial ribbing; white interior, swirled purple speckling on the exterior, as on (a); trailed white foot ring; rough pontil mark; rectangular paper label with serrated edge, printed "449" in black, on top of another label with serrated edges on two sides, inscribed in ink "5378/40-".
Provenance
Source Charles Helme Strater Jr.
Source John B. Strater
Source Margaret S. Robinson
bowl
Frederick Schuler
1958
cup
1900-1940
cup
1750-1800
fragment
99 BCE-99 CE
dish
Vincenzo Moretti
about 1880
vase
1850-1875