wine glass

Object NameMasonic Wineglass

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1850-1875

Place MadeGermany; Bohemia

Techniqueblown, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 13.6 cm, Diam (max): 6.9 cm

Accession Number79.3.450

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. Ovoid bowl, with cut tapered rim; the sides with engraved Masonic symbols, including an altar with dividers and square, candlesticks, and pillars with balls on top, a stepped pyramid with triangles containing all-seeing eyes, with an octagonal star and cross above, a door with Hebrew inscription, crossed keys, crossed swords, crossed quill pens, a level, triangle, trowel, a casket with bones within a pedimented frame, etc.; two cut grooves at the base of the bowl; panel-cut waisted stem, rounded at the base; polished flat rim with polished concave pontil mark, and engraved "Br:/Lagatz".
Provenance

Former Collection Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation - 1979