cup
Object NameHemispherical Cup
Made FromGlass
Date300-599
Place MadeIran
TechniqueBlown, Facet-cut, Fire-polished
SizeOverall H (max): 7.7 cm, Diam: 9.9 cm
Accession Number79.1.219
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Decorative Cutting of Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionCup. Transparent pale green. Blown and cut. Cup: hemispherical, slightly lopsided. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall descends vertically, then curves down and in, merging with rounded base. Decorated on wall with four continuous horizontal rows of shallow facets, which do not touch one another, uppermost three of which are arranged more or less in quincunx, and on base with one circular facet. Decoration on wall, from top to bottom: (1) 13 oval facets, each slightly taller than it is wide; (2) 13 more or less circular facets; (3) 12 more or less circular facets; (4) seven circular facets.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
