beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made FromLead glass, sulphide
Date1830-1840
Place Madeprobably France
Techniquepressed, cut; molded encased sulphide
SizeOverall H: 12.3 cm; Rim Diam: 9 cm
Accession Number84.3.302
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jokelson
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; pressed, cut; molded, encased sulphide. Tapered, straight-sided bowl, with panel-molded sides, waisted near the rounded base; oval cut convex panel on the side enclosing a molded white ceramic (sulphide) half-length portrait of a woman, holding a skull in her left hand; a rectangular panel below, inscribed in blue script "Ste magdeleine", with shells at either side, scrolls below; paneled, waisted stem, flared hexagonal paneled foot, concave beneath, polished flat rim.Provenance
Source
Mrs. Paul Jokelson
Source
Paul Jokelson
(d. 2002)
