carafe
Object NameCarafe
Maker
John Burton
(American, b. United Kingdom 1894-1985)
Made FromBorosilicate tubing, oxides
Dateabout 1980
Place MadeUnited States
Techniqueflameworked, blown, tooled, hot applications
SizeH: 15.3 cm, D (max.): 7.1 cm
Accession Number85.4.71
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Elsie Burton
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass with white, blue, aqua and brown colorations; flameworked, blown, tooled, hot applications. Cylindrical body with slightly elongated neck and spouted lip; slightly bulbous, semi-elongated neck joins narrow sloping shoulder that merges quickly with irregularly cylindrical shaped body; upper half of body decorated with bands in varying widths of milky white, brown, "snakethread" with aqua double-twist over white and light blue, and white with narrow blue edge; lower half of body has four large colorless bosses and at base several narrow wraps of blue; foot is formed of a single coil of colorless.Provenance
Source
Elsie Burton
200-399
probably 1850-1900
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