pitcher
Object NameTriple-Spouted Pitcher
Made FromGlass
Date1974-1975
Place MadeIran, possibly Tehran
Techniqueblown, acid-etched, applied
SizeOverall H: 10 cm
Accession Number76.1.19
Credit LineGift of Alfred Wolkenberg
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, bubbly glass with a slight greenish tinge; blown, lightly acid-etched and covered with silt. Narrow rim rounded by reheating flares out from pear-shaped body with three applied spouts which curve out and up in a flattened "S" curve, with small applied vertical tooled "wings" at each spout tip; thick coil has been applied opposite the central spout above the base on the body, pulled up and under and attached on the "shoulder" to form a long vertical handle, separate trail applied to its back which has been pincered into horizontal pads four times; base is thickened, slightly kicked and retains pontil mark in the shape of two short parallel lines.Provenance
Source
Alfred Wolkenberg
- 1976-10-29
