cup

Object NameCup and Saucer

Made Fromnon-lead glass

Date1750-1800

Place Madeprobably Central Europe; probably Switzerland

Techniqueblown, pattern-molded, spattered

Size(a&b) H: 4.7 cm; (a) H: 4 cm, D: 6.8 cm; (b) H: 2.4 cm, D: 11.1 cm

Accession Number79.3.372

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionOpaque white, red, blue, purple non-lead glass; blown, pattern- molded, spattered. (a) Shallow, hemispherical form, with everted rim and rounded sides; the sides vertically ribbed, with tiny blue, purple, and red spatters on the exterior; trailed small circular foot rim; small rough pontil mark. (b) Shallow, circular, concave form, matching (a); trailed circular foot rim; small pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation