tankard
Object NameCovered Tankard
Made FromNon-lead glass, silver
Date1860-1880
Place Madeprobably Bohemia
Techniqueblown, filigree
SizeH: 22.7 cm; W (with handle): 16.6 cm, (without): 13.9 cm
Accession Number79.3.327
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, red, blue, opaque white non-lead glasses; blown, filigree. Baluster form with cylindrical neck and bulging base; sides covered with vertical bands of red, blue and white filigree twists; applied loop handle formed of similar twists; domed silver cover with repousse band of flowers, shells and scrolls, around a fluted circular dome, surmounted by a melon finial resting on raised leaves; shell thumb-piece; hinged to a rounded mount on the top of the handle; stamped hallmark on the front, a crowned "13" in a shaped frame; round foot; polished flat rim; polished concave pontil mark; inscribed "333." in black paint inside the cover.Provenance
Former Collection
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
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