wine glass

Object NamePaperweight Wineglass

Maker Whitefriars Glass Ltd.

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1930

Place MadeEngland

TechniqueBlown, Fused Mosaid Glass Canes, Encased, Tooled, Cut, Polished

SizeOverall H: 10.3 cm; Rim Diam: 6.1 cm

Accession Number79.2.239

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, blue, red, green and white lead glasses; blown, millefiori. Lipped bucket bowl enclosing a cushion of millefiori canes in the base, arranged in concentric rings: ribbed white cane at the center, encircled by a ring of green-and-white canes, a ring of pink-and-white canes, a ring of dark red-and-white canes, and a ring of blue-and-white canes; stem with central ball knop; disk foot; rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Former Collection Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979-03-22

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation - 1979-03-22