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Object Name3 Marbles
Made Fromnon-lead glass, sulphide
Date1850-1910
Place Madeprobably Germany
Techniquelampwork, molded sulphide
Size(A) 5 cm, (B) 3.8 cm, (C) 3.8 cm
Accession Number83.3.255
Credit LineGift of Marble Collectors Society of America
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; lampwork, molded sulphide. Spherical, (A) enclosing a molded white sulphide of a crudely detailed cow standing on an oval base; one end ground. (B) Colorless (greenish-grey); enclosing a molded white sulphide of an own, standing on a circular base. (C) Colorless (pinkish); enclosing a molded white sulphide of a lion standing on an oval base; one end ground.
Provenance
Source Marble Collectors Society of America