wine glass
Object NameCovered Wineglass
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1880-1900
Place Madeprobably Italy
Techniqueblown, trailed
Size(a&b) H: 12.6 cm; (a) H: 22.7 cm, D: 7.1 cm; (b) H: 10.6 cm, D: 8.3 cm
Accession Number79.3.1216
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, amber non-lead glass; blown, trailed. (a) Ovoid, straight-sided bowl; polished rim; with trailed amber thread ring near the base, and six trailed vertical ribs below; complex stem composed of a colorless capstan above a ribbed amber ball, a colorless four-part capstan, another ribbed amber ball, three colorless disks and a small true baluster at the bottom; two trailed colorless "B" handles attached to the amber balls, with crimped amber trailings; domed foot. (b) Domed, circular form, with rounded rim and inset brim; trailed amber threads on top; elaborate finial matching the stem on (a); polished rim.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
1880-1900
1700-1725
1725-1750
about 1980-1984
about 1880-1900
