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tumbler

Object NameTumbler

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1830-1840

Place MadeBohemia

TechniqueBlown, cut, engraved

SizeH: 12 cm, W: 9.3 cm

Accession Number68.3.15

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewAmerican Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. Bell-shaped bowl, with flared rim and bulbous sides; cut, plain rim; oval panel on the front with view of a large house with a fence, trees, and horses in the foreground; inscribed below "THE HERMITAGE"; wide band of cross-cut diamonds on the sides; oval panel on the reverse, with circular cut facets arranged in a ring of six encircling one at the center; finely engraved sprays of foliage around the facets; panel cutting at the bottom of the bowl; spreading, thick foot with a band of cross-cut diamonds above a plain, recessed band, and a petal-cut band with cut panels on the underside; octagonal base with cut radial grooves.
Provenance

Source Mrs. Sarah (James) Hawkes Thornton