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Object NameLarge Patella Cup
Made FromGlass
Date25-99
Place MadeRoman Empire
TechniqueBlown, tooled
SizeOverall H: 7.2 cm, Diam: 10.1 cm
Accession Number79.1.121
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent light green glass, pitted surface, thin iridescent film; blown and tooled. Rim rounded by reheating, straight- sided vessel wall tooled to form outfolded rib below collar rim, wall bends in and down forming an elongated globular body; thin tooled base, slight depression on underside.
Provenance
Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979
vessel
50-99
centerpiece
J. W. Walsh Ltd. Soho & Vesta Glassworks
about 1903-1915
thermometer
Corning Inc.
about 1900-1930
Untitled (White)
Josiah McElheny
2000