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wine glass

wine glass

Object NameWineglass
Maker Imperial Glassworks (Russia, 1777-1917)
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1910
Place MadeRussia
TechniqueBlown, cut, engraved, painted or enameled; gilt
SizeOverall H: 17 cm; Rim Diam: 7.2 cm; Foot Diam: 7.3 cm
Accession Number79.3.961
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Cut Glass from the Corning Museum of Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, cut, engraved, painted or enameled, gilt. Straight-sided bucket bowl with cut arches at the base, with pointed flutes between; engraved and blackened (enamel or paint) double-headed eagle, with gilt crowns, scepter and orb; engraved floral and foliate sprigs at either side; the reverse with engraved and gilt monogram "HA/II" in a crowned circular frame flanked by martial trophies of pikes and flags; the base of the bowl containing an air bubble; cut flutes at the base of the bowl; hollow stem composed of a faceted flattened ball knop, above a faceted inverted baluster with basal ball knop; flattened disk above a domed foot; polished pontil mark; printed blue-on-silver circular label inscribed "SAMMLUNG/KRUG".
Provenance
Former Collection Helfried Krug
Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978)