Honeycomb Jar

Object NameCovered Jar

Made FromLead Glass

Date1740-1760

Place MadeEngland

Techniqueblown, pattern-molded

SizeOverall H: 11.4 cm; Cover Diam: 8.1 cm

Accession Number78.2.2

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, pattern-molded. (a) Waisted form, with everted rim and rounded base; honeycomb-molded sides (14 cells in a horizontal row); rough pontil mark on the bottom. (b) Slightly domed, honeycomb-molded form (14 cells in a horizontal row); rounded rim and inset, cylindrical brim; hollow ball finial with small ball knob on top, set on a swelling base; rough pontil mark inside.
Provenance

Source Allan J. Hodges - 1978-05-15